Daily Archives: August 16, 2016

N.D.N.Y. When def failed to report to parole, his parole didn’t expire and a parole search could still occur

Defendant was delinquent in reporting, and his parole otherwise had expired, but the state parole law considered him still subject to their control for not reporting. Thus, the parole search could occur after the nominal expiration of parole because he … Continue reading

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D.Alaska: Officers obviously had RS

“Under these circumstances, the Court has no difficulty finding that this investigatory stop was supported by particularized and objective facts that support a reasonable suspicion that Gruben and his associates recently had engaged in unlawful drug related activity.” United States … Continue reading

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Atlantic: Police Can Use a Legal Grey Area to Rob Anyone of Their Belongings

Atlantic: Police Can Use a Legal Grey Area to Rob Anyone of Their Belongings by Kaveh Waddell: When officers categorize wallets or cellphones as evidence, getting them back can be nearly impossible—even if the owner isn’t charged with a crime.

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WSJ Blog: Professor Says Police Bodycam Study Suffers from ‘Fatal Flaw’

WSJ Blog: Professor Says Police Bodycam Study Suffers from ‘Fatal Flaw’ by Jacob Gershman: Law Blog last week reported on a provocative new study by Temple University researchers suggesting that police officers wearing body cameras are more likely to use … Continue reading

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OH1: Probation search of room apparently common to all tenants was permissible

Defendant was a probationer subject to a search condition. It was reasonable for the officer to consider the living room area common to all the residents in the property. It was also permissible for him to stick his head into … Continue reading

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