Can a Traffic Stop be Extended for a Canine if the Suspect is Nervous and the ‘Account of Her Travels’ Did Not Make Sense?
[W]e conclude the police officer failed to articulate specific facts to support [...]
Was the Threat to Get a Search Warrant Coercive … or did the Suspect Give His Consent?
Mr. Seem was coerced into consenting to the “dump” of his phone after the detec [...]
Was the Officer Legally Permitted to Search Caetlynde’s Backpack Incident to Her Arrest?
We conclude the search of Ms. Malcolm's bags was a permissible search incident [...]
Does Consent to Search a Vehicle Include Containers Left Inside Such as a Purse?
[W]e find that Williams gave her consent to search her vehicle and that such co [...]
Because Mike’s Gettysburg Flip was not Captured on Video the Second District Appellate Court Jumps on the Video Bandwagon
However, Mike’s Two Gun Possessions Were Caught on Video so those had a Differe [...]
Was Consent to Frisk Mr. Fisk the Best Legal Tactic?
Why Law Enforcement Should NEVER ask for Consent to Pat Down State v. Fisk 2021 [...]
Can an Officer Continue a Traffic Stop Beyond the Intended Purpose to Request Consent to Search?
[S]ince the lawful basis for Brandenburg's continued detention had ceased, the [...]
When the Officer Said “Where are you going big man? Come on over here” … Was that a Command or the Beginning of a Consensual Encounter?
Officer Fornash’s statement was not threatening or intimidating. He used a conv [...]
Narcan Reversed Danny’s Carfentanil Overdose but would it Reverse His Consent?
The police officers’ interaction with Mr. Penwell was a consensual encounter, a [...]
Did Cambridge Police Enter the Home under an Exigent Circumstance or Consent?
Two Courts Disagree In this case, while we find the facts and circumstances did [...]