The Seventh District Appellate Court Holds that a Firearm Laying Under a Log Next to a Residential Area is Not a Danger
We hold that the public safety exception, as analyzed above, did not apply beca [...]
A Deputy Feels a Baggie in a Suspect’s Pants Pocket During a Lawful Pat Down and asks “Is this dope … it feels like dope”? … Was this Question asked in Violation of Miranda?
Under the totality of the circumstances, Mr. Anderson would not yet have consid [...]
Was Terrell’s Coming Out of the Closet Enough to Sustain His Felony Conviction?
From the totality of these circumstances, it is reasonable for the trier of fac [...]
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 [...]
May an Officer Extend a Traffic Stop Upon Seeing the Driver is a Different Race and Sex from what Vehicle Registration Displays?
No! As we have determined that the extension of the stop was improper once the [...]
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 [...]
Kyree’s Nestled his Handgun Partially Underneath the Front Passenger Seat and the Trial Court held it was not Illegal – Would the Seventh District Court Agree?
The state argues that the officers had probable cause to believe a criminal off [...]
Was the Incident a Violation of a Protection Order or an Expressive Aspiring Thespian?
Whether appellant intended to threaten J.F. or not, his conduct demonstrated a [...]
Did Kendall have an Expectation of Privacy in the Days Inn – Room 101 to Sell Fentanyl and Cocaine?
Appellant’s sole use of Room 101 was selling illegal narcotics in Room 101. Acc [...]
Was Reasonable Suspicion Established on the Devil’s Strip?
The officers properly asked Appellant to step out of his vehicle due to the pos [...]