All of the cases identified here are binding on the entire State of Ohio and are impactful on day-to-day law enforcement.

Each would be an excellent roll call training for your team!

Do not fail your training and don’t let your training fail you …

  1. If a suspect is transferred out of a hospital to another and his criminal clothes are left behind, does law enforcement need a warrant to seize the clothing?

https://www.objectivelyreasonable.com/2021/02/08/did-lamar-have-a-right-of-privacy-inside-of-a-hospital-room-he-no-longer-occupied/

  1. Can law enforcement seize clothing of a murder suspect from his hospital room while the suspect is being treated?

https://www.objectivelyreasonable.com/2021/12/20/can-law-enforcement-seize-clothing-of-a-murder-suspect-from-his-hospital-room-while-the-suspect-is-being-treated/

  1. Kalamazoo Police Officer Nick Oliver demonstrates how a knowledgeable law enforcement officer can articulate a consensual encounter into an investigative detention stop and ultimately a federal conviction for unlawfully carrying a firearm.

https://www.objectivelyreasonable.com/2021/02/19/what-does-it-mean-when-a-suspect-pats-himself-down/

  1. Can law enforcement use the Community Caretaking Doctrine to cross the threshold of a residence to seize firearms of a person who had some mental stress the day before?

https://www.objectivelyreasonable.com/2021/05/24/can-the-community-caretaking-doctrine-permit-law-enforcement-to-cross-the-threshold-of-a-residence/

  1. Can law enforcement cross the threshold of a doorway to stand-by for clothing under the Community Caretaking Doctrine?

https://www.objectivelyreasonable.com/2021/08/11/can-law-enforcement-cross-the-threshold-of-a-doorway-to-stand-by-for-clothing-under-the-community-caretaking-doctrine/

  1. Can law enforcement cross the threshold of a doorway utilizing the Fresh Pursuit Doctrine for a suspect involved in an ongoing misdemeanor?

https://www.objectivelyreasonable.com/2021/06/29/safe-at-home/

  1. Can law enforcement rely on an unidentified in-person tipster?

https://www.objectivelyreasonable.com/2021/07/02/can-law-enforcement-rely-on-an-unidentified-in-person-tipster/

  1. Can a law enforcement leader be held civilly liable for creating or not modifying existing policy?

https://www.objectivelyreasonable.com/2021/07/06/can-a-law-enforcement-leader-be-held-civilly-liable-for-creating-or-not-modifying-existing-policy/

  1. When can handcuffing be considered excessive force?

https://www.objectivelyreasonable.com/2021/08/02/when-can-handcuffing-be-considered-excessive-force/

  1. When can law enforcement handcuff during an investigative detention?

https://www.objectivelyreasonable.com/2021/08/06/can-a-law-enforcement-officer-handcuff-a-suspect-during-investigative-detention-maybe-kind-a-sort-of-not-always-but-sometimes/