Search and Seizure Archives - Page 14 of 37

Qualified Immunity for Strip Search of Prison Visitor

October 28, 2020

Numerous courts have held a strip search of a prison visitor is allowed only if it can be justified by a legitimate security concern

Ankle Monitor GPS Evidence Not Admissible

March 31, 2020

GPS-equipped ankle monitor to ensure court appearances, thwart witness intimidation, says court

Report of Gunshots Justifies Stop

March 30, 2020

By articulating the totality of circumstances in responding to a shots fired call, vehicle stop was deemed legal

Black-Letter Principles, Video Evidence Help Court Conclude Canine Deployment Was Not Excessive Force

March 27, 2020

Step-by-step analysis leads court to conclude the use of the police service dog didn’t violate clearly established law

1st Circuit: Officers Can Seize Guns for Community Caretaking

March 26, 2020

The officers had reason to think the subject was suicidal

Case Points to Critical Need for Policy Guiding Carrying of Weapons Off-Duty

March 25, 2020

Failure to have policy regarding firearms carry and officer intoxication was tested in this case

Sister Didn’t Have Apparent Authority Over Brother’s Garbage Bags in Her Storage Unit

January 31, 2020

United States v. Moran, 944 F.3d 1 (1st Cir. 2019)

Following Inventory Policy Leads to Admissible Evidence of Firearm

January 30, 2020

United States v. Seay, 944 F.3d 220 (4th Cir. 2019)

Second Sniff, Second Search and Seizure of Heroin Upheld

January 28, 2020

United States v. Bettis, 2020 (8th Cir. 2020)

Trooper’s Stopwatch Calculations Justified Stop; Detention for Dog Sniff Was Proper

January 27, 2020

[vc_section css=".vc_custom_1540328728009{padding-top: 3em !important;padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"][vc_column width="2/3"]Robinson v. State, 454 P.3d 149 (Wy. 2019) A trooper saw Bryan Robinson driving below the speed limit on the freeway and...