When a Suspect Flees from a Traffic Stop who Extended the Stop? The Officer or the Suspect?
According to a Montgomery County Trial Court Judge it was the Officer. Not Acco [...]
Can a Canine Certification in October be used to Establish the Canine was Certified Three Months Earlier?
[T]he State’s evidence regarding Canine Oakley’s training and certification was [...]
When a Suspect is Carrying a Concealed Pocketknife at 3 a.m. Must Law Enforcement Establish the Suspect was Armed … or Armed and Dangerous to Conduct a Pat-Down?
Although Officer #1 became aware that Mr. Dyson had a pocketknife in his back p [...]
Must Ohio Armed Security Guards Possess a License OR Can Convicted Felons Work Under a Licensed Security Guard?
Based on the video and the totality of the circumstances, the trial court could [...]
Second District Appellate Court Holds that a Fifteen Minute Traffic Stop that Normally Takes Twenty Minutes was Extended to Await a Canine
While the drug sniff occurred within approximately 12 minutes of the stop, the [...]
Can Repeated Acts of Failing to Comply with Lawful Orders During a Traffic Stop Rise to Obstructing Official Business?
[W]e conclude that Ms. Warren’s conduct of kicking her leg at Ofc. Newsome and p [...]
Can Law Enforcement Cross the Threshold of a Home to Render Aid to an Injured Animal Under the Exigent Circumstance Doctrine?
The search of the home and surrounding premises was reasonable because the offi [...]
Can a Suspect be Charged and Convicted for Resisting Arrest and Obstructing Official Business AFTER Being Arrested?
Based on the foregoing principles, we conclude that Ms. Warren’s conduct of kic [...]
Does One Night of Permission Create Legal ‘Privilege’ to Remain On Property and Can a Verbal Notice Alone Suffice for a Criminal Trespass Conviction?
Mr. Sigurani had been orally notified by Mr. Desmond, the [Mediation Response U [...]
Can a Verbal Disruption be Violative of Obstructing Official Business?
But this element [hamper/impede] does not require that the defendant cause the [...]