Totality of the Circumstances

Can an Uncle and Nephew both Constructively Possess a Kilo of Cocaine in a Vehicle … Even if the Nephew Admits the Cocaine is His Own?

By Admin|2023-08-11T10:39:23-04:00August 11th, 2023|Canine, Constructive Possession, Fifth District Appellate Court of Ohio, Totality of the Circumstances|

From this evidence, we find the jury could find [Uncle] Cortney Curtis possesse [...]

Can a Meth Dealer be Convicted for Aggravated Trafficking for Responding ‘OK’ to a Meth Consumer’s Text Message Request for Meth?

By Admin|2023-08-04T09:54:57-04:00August 4th, 2023|Totality of the Circumstances, Twelfth District Appellate Court of Ohio|

The fact that Mr. Spivery responded to Crystal's text message with "Ok," follow [...]

The Air Fresheners were So “Overwhelming” It Actually had the Scent of Reasonable Suspicion

By Admin|2021-01-18T22:51:06-05:00January 18th, 2021|Canine, Eleventh District Appellate Court of Ohio, Probable Cause, Reasonable Suspicion, Totality of the Circumstances|

Considering the totality of the circumstances, the record supports a finding th [...]

Living the Life of Reilly … Now Means Living With People He Never Met at the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections

By Admin|2021-01-13T19:56:42-05:00January 15th, 2021|Destruction of Evidence, Exigent Circumstance, Probable Cause, Third District Appellate Court of Ohio, Totality of the Circumstances|

[L]aw enforcement’s warrantless entry was justified because it had a reasonable [...]

A ‘Big Catch’ of 350 pounds of Marijuana but Was there Enough Corroboration to Establish Probable Cause?

By Admin|2020-10-01T20:58:44-04:00October 2nd, 2020|Probable Cause, Search Warrant, Totality of the Circumstances, U.S. Supreme Court|

Illinois v. Gates 462 U.S. 213 (1983) U.S. Supreme Court On May 3, 1978 the Blo [...]