Is Reaching Into a Pocket to Remove a Non-Weapon a Frisk or a Search?
Even more questions … Does a Canine Alert of an Occupied Vehicle Justify the Se [...]
When a Protection Order States “Leave Immediately,” Is Shopping for Walmart Jewelry a Reasonable Delay?
Indeed, by failing to immediately depart from Walmart as required by the protec [...]
Is there a Messy-Car Defense to Felony Drug Possession?
Mr. Pitman’s own testimony showed that he knowingly possessed the tablets. S [...]
Can a Person be Arrested for Violation of a Protection Order if the Only Notification was by a Law Enforcement Officer?
[T]he undisputed evidence was that Mr. James was shown the CPO by a law enforce [...]
Was Mom’s Text Deletion Direction to Her Daughter to Maintain Domestic Tranquility or Drug Trafficking Cover Up?
The difference is a conviction for Obstructing Justice. [A] reasonable factfind [...]
Can an Encounter Ratchet Down from Investigative Detention to Consent?
[T]he evidence in the record supports the trial court’s determination that Mr. [...]
Can a Landlord Force Entry to Home She Owns to Use the Restroom, While the Home is Occupied by a Renter and is Denying Her Entry?
Officer Jagger’s bodycam video also shows Ms. Choudri’s stated purpose for tryi [...]
Jenny Claims Everything in Her Borrowed Jacket was Her Own … Except for the Meth Pipe. Is ‘Not My Jacket’ a Reasonable Defense?
All of that evidence was certainly enough to convince the average mind, beyond [...]
Is Standing Between an Arrestee and Batting a Taser Away Enough to Sustain a Conviction for Resisting Arrest?
Ms. Sepulveda’s action in getting between Lt. Place and Mr. Dunlap, combined wi [...]
During a Traffic Stop, If a Suspect Lies About His Identity, Can the Traffic Stop Duration be Reasonably Extended to Determine His Real Identity … and in the Interim Obtain a Canine Alert?
Based upon the totality of the circumstances at the time, Deputy Peyton had rea [...]