Sellman v. State, 2016 WL 4470904 (Md. 2016) Officers saw Sellman walking at 2 a.m. in a dark area of a large apartment complex known for violence. He appeared to abruptly reverse direction upon seeing the officers. A few minutes later, the officers saw Sellman...
State v. Peoples, 378 P.3d 421 (Ariz. 2016) Peoples used his smartphone to record himself having sex with his girlfriend, who was unresponsive and almost certainly dead at the time. He was an overnight guest at the girlfriend’s apartment. The dead woman’s...
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]A liquor store clerk received a phone call from an Ohio area code; the caller inquired about the store’s closing time. Shortly after the call, the liquor store was robbed....
[vc_section css=".vc_custom_1540328728009{padding-top: 3em !important;padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]Officers investigated a report of a woman’s body in a wooded area “off the beaten path.” They found the woman on the ground in a kneeling...
[vc_section css=".vc_custom_1540328728009{padding-top: 3em !important;padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]Four officers eating lunch at a university cafeteria noticed Hawkins seated alone. Hawkins appeared to be intoxicated and he was not eating....
[vc_section css=".vc_custom_1540328728009{padding-top: 3em !important;padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]An officer saw Bailey riding in the front seat of a car while not wearing a seatbelt. The officer stopped the car and Bailey bailed. The...
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]State v. Samalia, 2016 WL 4053202 (Wash. 2016) A patrol officer saw what he believed to be a stolen vehicle. After confirming that the vehicle was stolen, the officer began...
[vc_section css=".vc_custom_1540328728009{padding-top: 3em !important;padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"] Agents investigating an international drug-trafficking organization obtained warrants for pen register information and cell site location...
[vc_section css=".vc_custom_1540328728009{padding-top: 3em !important;padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]A confidential informant (CI) told officers that Faulkner was traveling to and from Chicago to obtain heroin and then sell it in Minneapolis....
[vc_section css=".vc_custom_1540328728009{padding-top: 3em !important;padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]An officer stopped Strieff after he left a home where officers had watched numerous persons come and go after a brief visit. Suspecting that...
[vc_section css=".vc_custom_1540328728009{padding-top: 3em !important;padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]An officer stopped DE L’Isle for following too closely to a large truck. The officer smelled burnt marijuana and saw air fresheners inside DE...
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]Taylor v. State, (Md. 2016) An officer stopped Taylor for speeding and blowing a stop sign. The officer smelled alcohol on Taylor’s breath and body, saw Taylor’s bloodshot...
