If “Only Hunters Can See”, is that a Valid Defense to Sexually Deviant Behavior in a Public Park?
Det. Young testified that the conduct could be viewed by hikers or hunters near [...]
The Three Elements of the Self-Defense Doctrine are Applied to a Lost Dreadlock on a Domestic Violence Call
While Mr. Gibson testified that Ms. Turner attacked him first (pulling out his [...]
Can a Traffic Stop be Extended for a Canine Sniff, beyond the ‘Rodriguez Moment’ if Reasonable Suspicion is Established?
Police did not prolong Mr. Stanford’s detention prior to using the drug dog; th [...]
Is Knocking on an Occupied Vehicle’s Window a ‘Physical Trespass’ that Requires Reasonable Suspicion?
No! Contrary to Mr. Collins’s argument that his encounter with Officer Condon w [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]