I help Ohio law enforcement officers identify and understand the constantly changing landscape of case law so that they may always be Safe, Smart and Objectively Reasonable.
Was the Child Sexual Predator Impaired During his Non-Custodial Interview?
This Court has reviewed the video, and throughout the interview, Mr. Wood answered the detective’s questions clearly and appropriately, was able to recount information upon request, a [...]
How Much Reasonable Suspicion is Required to Issue a BOLO?
They knew a silver sedan that, in an observer’s words, “look[ed] like a Chevy Malibu,” was involved in D.B.’s shooting. They discovered a silver sedan was on the same road as D.B. ar [...]
Medina County Trial Court Judge Creates a Legal Doctrine for Personal Property of ‘Temporarily Unattended’ … Would the Doctrine be Temporary or Permanent?
While we note that instead of applying a Fourth Amendment analysis to the search of the jacket, the trial court improperly focused on a distinction between “temporarily unattended” an [...]