Slowing down and following policy led to admission of the drugs
Slow and Tow: Proper Pre-Tow Inventory Policy Defeats Suppression Motion for Drugs
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Category: Legal/Case Law
Would Slowing Down and Conducting Inventory Have Made This Evidence Admissible?
In so many situations, officers would benefit from slowing down
Unwitting CIs Provide Probable Cause to Search
The appellate court held the controlled buys were reliable indicators
Miranda Waiver Valid in ICU After Heroin OD?
The judge did not determine whether Outland knowingly and intelligently waived his Miranda rights
Impound Leads to Discovery of Guns and Drugs
The court held the impoundment was proper and, if the impoundment was proper, the inventory search was lawful
Officers Try to Avoid an Arrest and De-Escalate and Are Rewarded with a Lawsuit
The court commended the officers’ attempts at de-escalation
No Seizure Without Submission, Applying the New Torres Seizure Doctrine
The appellate court held there was no Fourth Amendment seizure
Qualified Immunity for Deputy Who Used Suspect as a Human Shield in a Gunfight
No prior cases suggested that the deputy’s “split-second decision to open fire was unlawful”
Seized – But Not Stopped – by a Bullet
A Fourth Amendment seizure requires the use of force with intent to restrain
Using Legitimacy as a Guide to Police Reform
Whether use of force is legally justified in a given situation is not the only consideration
Investigation by the Numbers Supports Valid Search
The deputy started with reasonable suspicion to stop the suspect
Open Door Late at Night Doesn’t Justify Entry into Home
Court: “Reasonable police officers acting as community caretakers should have left the home”