Does Shining a Flashlight Into a Lawfully Stopped Car Violate the Plain View Doctrine?
Officer Cramer’s use of a flashlight was permissible and did not preclude appli [...]
Can a Suspect be Successfully Charged and Prosecuted for WUD for Possessing a Firearm while under Indictment?
The state now bears the burden of proof and is required to “justify its regulat [...]
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 [...]
Did Law Enforcement Entrap Joshua to Engage in Sex with a Fifteen-Year-Old or was He Predisposed to the Crime of Importuning?
Although the law enforcement officers presented Mr. Carver the opportunity to c [...]
Wayman had an “Unnatural” Felonious Bulge in His Groin but was it Admissible?
Because competent, credible evidence supports the trial court’s findings and ap [...]
Both Gail and Million Claim Self-Defense in a Domestic Violence Assault
What is the Self-Defense Standard? And Whom to Believe? Having carefully review [...]
Was Joe’s Busking and Profanity Protected by the First Amendment?
Sgt. Colon concedes that busking is permitted at the shopping center such that [...]
Was Natalie’s Knee to the Groin of Sgt. Dial protected by the First Amendment?
No one has a First Amendment right to physically assault another, especially a [...]
Eighth District Appellate Court Adds a Sequencing Element to Carrying a Concealed Handgun
State v. Massingill 2021 – Ohio – 2674 Eighth District Appellate Court Cuyahoga [...]
How Many Judges Does it Take to Find a Search of a Hidden Compartment in a Motor Vehicle Lawful?
In Cuyahoga County the correct answer is … seven! Turning to the evidence found [...]