Mr. Rogers Helps Everyone Learn About Terry Stops in His High Crime Neighborhood
Mr. Rogers acknowledges that a bulge in a suspect’s clothing is a fact that can [...]
Is a Verbal Threat Coupled with a Suspect Pointing a Firearm at a Victim Sufficient to Sustain a Conviction for Aggravated Menacing?
Yes! Mr. Peterson’s testimony, coupled with Officer Bittinger’s testimony tha [...]
The Officers had a Gut Feeling that Lyin’ Ryan was Hiding Marijuana and a Gun but Did They Have Reasonable Suspicion?
Therefore, we hold that Mr. Bailey’s statement about the marijuana in his vehic [...]
If an Officer Establishes Probable Cause that a Suspect Just Purchased Narcotics, Can he Search the Suspect’s Vehicle without a Warrant?
It does not matter that Officer Weigand did not see drugs or know for sure that [...]
Was there Enough Probable Cause to Obtain Search Warrant on the Child Sexual Predator’s Electronic Devices?
The warrant in this case guided the judgment of the searchers and did not inclu [...]
Can an Officer’s Smell of Packaged Marijuana in the Trunk – Justify a Valid Search based on the Automobile Exception … Even if the Officer was Wrong and there was no Marijuana in the Trunk?
Yes! That [automobile] exception allows a probable-caused based search of a t [...]
Can a Suspect Dispel Probable Cause by Handing Marijuana Over to Police During a Traffic Stop – Thereby Preventing a Search of the Vehicle?
Ohio law does not support such an absurd result. State v. Mitchell 2022 – Ohio [...]
After a Suspect is Given Miranda and Requests an Attorney, Can Law Enforcement Continue to Question Him?
A suspect who has “[E]xpressed his desire to deal with police only through coun [...]
Can a Ripped Off Hair Weave and Eyelash along with a Fleeing Elevator Occupant – – Rise to the Level of Reasonable Suspicion?
Based on the totality of the circumstances, it was reasonable for the officers [...]
Did the Detective Enter Curtilage–Protected Property or was it a Reasonable Attempt at a Knock and Talk?
We find that the detective’s observation of tracks leading into building three [...]