When the officer stopped him, Carswell was obliged to give up his home address
Speeding Ticket Leads to Heroin Bust
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Category: Search and Seizure
Incriminating Statements Post-Miranda Warning Ruled Admissible
The trial court properly excluded the pre-Miranda statements
Improper Impound Not Saved by Proper Inventory
Impounds must be justified by a “reasonable, non-pretextual community-caretaking rationale”
Police Reform: Fourth Amendment Use of Force
Every single police officer must understand Graham v. Connor
Suspect’s Stomach Fluttering Supported Traffic Stop Extension for Drug Dog Sniff
The deputy needed only reasonable suspicion of criminal activity to extend the traffic stop
Slow and Tow: Proper Pre-Tow Inventory Policy Defeats Suppression Motion for Drugs
Slowing down and following policy led to admission of the drugs
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
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
No Seizure Without Submission, Applying the New Torres Seizure Doctrine
The appellate court held there was no Fourth Amendment seizure
Seized – But Not Stopped – by a Bullet
A Fourth Amendment seizure requires the use of force with intent to restrain
Investigation by the Numbers Supports Valid Search
The deputy started with reasonable suspicion to stop the suspect