When Domestic Disputants are Separated during the Initial Investigation is a Miranda Warning Required before Asking Any Questions?
NO! Keeping the parties separated while investigating allegations of a domest [...]
If a Search Warrant Affidavit Describes the Marijuana Plants on the ‘Northeast Quadrant’ of the Property – Is that Specific Enough or Should the Marijuana Plants Discovered on the Northeast Quadrant be Suppressed?
[B]ased upon that [inference], and based upon the totality of circumstances, I [...]
Can Distracted Driving Information be Discovered on a Cell Phone?
Four Justices of the Supreme Court of Ohio determine that affidavit information [...]
Was the Probable Cause on the Search Warrant Affidavit Stale?
Some of the criminal behavior dated back six years. Given the ongoing nature of [...]
If Identifying Information of the Person who Provided Law Enforcement Information is Omitted from a Search Warrant Affidavit – Will that Render the Search Warrant Invalid?
…And was it a Reasonable Defense for Douglas to Claim that Placing Contraband i [...]
Does the Affidavit to Support a Search Warrant have to be Specific or can the Good Faith Doctrine ‘Save’ a Bare-Bones Affidavit?
[T]he affidavit securing the warrant in this matter is so facially deficient th [...]
Does Law Enforcement have to File a Search Warrant with the Clerk of Courts BEFORE Serving the Warrant?
No! Mr. Haralson’s claim that the search warrant in this case had to be filed w [...]
Did Torrence Constructively Possess the Forty-Six Grams of Heroin Nestled Atop Unflushed Fecal Matter?
[W]e conclude that the jury’s finding that Walker possessed 46.685 grams of her [...]
Can Law Enforcement Seize Clothing of a Murder Suspect from his Hospital Room While the Suspect is Being Treated?
No Although the officer did not seize the items directly from LaRosa’s body, th [...]
WHERE IS IT?
A home invader intended the question to mean drugs or money. The Second Distric [...]