If a Suspect Pitches Property During a Foot Pursuit What Legal Impact Does that Have When the Property is Later Recovered?
Police pursuit or the existence of a police investigation does not of itself re [...]
Is a Double Anonymous Caller Enough to Justify Stop and Frisk Without Corroboration?
Since the stop was unreasonable, the pat down of Mr. Williams thereafter was al [...]
If an Officer Fails to Activate His Body Camera can that Negate a CCW Conviction?
Whether video evidence could have corroborated or disputed Detective Miller’s [...]
May Law Enforcement Stop a Suspected Impaired Driver Based on a Telephone Tip by a Known Caller?
Yes! The totality of the circumstances, together with reasonable inferences tha [...]
Steve Said He Was Allowed to Come and Go to the Trailer But Without Feeding the Rabbits Would It Still be Considered Joint Access and Control?
State v. Brandau 2021 – Ohio – 3688 Fourth District Appellate Court Jackson Cou [...]
When Jeff Tried to Conceal the Contraband Between his Legs with a Can was he Under Investigative Detention or was he still in a Consensual Encounter?
[W]e find that Deputy Johnson possessed a reasonable, articulable suspicion to [...]
Can Law Enforcement Rely on an Unidentified In-Person Tipster?
Sergeant Illanz had reasonable suspicion to investigate whether Tidwell was dri [...]
We May Never Know Who Called On Sheila but the Caller Still May Not be Anonymous
The tip contained sufficient indicia of reliability from an identified citizen [...]
Thomas tried to impersonate Snoop Dogg in Court but Would it Impress the Judge?
When the judge swore Mr. Berrian in, the judge did notice a strong odor of burn [...]
An Anonymous Tipster identifies a Blue Faced Robber the day after Michigan lost to Ohio State … Again … But Would the Anonymous Tipster’s information be Admissible?
Contrary to Mr. McCormick’s argument, the record does not reflect that the anon [...]