Daily Archives: August 29, 2016

Marijuana.com: New Mexico: Pot Pilfering Cop Caught Stealing Weed by Personal Body Camera

Marijuana.com: New Mexico: Pot Pilfering Cop Caught Stealing Weed by Personal Body Camera by Monterey Bud

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W.D.La.: Postal workers have no REP in containers in postal buildings

Postal worker who left personal stuff in an unlocked locker had no reasonable expectation of privacy in it. Postal workers knew that they were subjected to searches of their belongings and containers on postal service property. United States v. Cluse, … Continue reading

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CO: Motorist seeking aid can be required to submit to patdown w/o RS to get into police car

A motorist who sought assistance, and without reasonable suspicion, can be required to be patted down before the motorist gets in the police car. People v. Gow, 2016 COA 119, 2016 Colo. App. LEXIS 1176 (Aug. 25, 2016), op. mod. … Continue reading

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W.D.N.Y.: Def had hood of car open and police told him to put his hands up, he did, then fled; he was seized w/o RS [Updated: rev’d 12/13/16]

Officers saw defendant by his car with the hood open. Something about his elbow body language made them want to stop him. They told him to raise his hands. He did, then he fled. The court finds the directive was … Continue reading

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VI: Alleged consent at gunpoint after stop without RS was involuntary

Defendant was found to have been stopped at gunpoint without reasonable suspicion. Even if he said “‘do whatever you want,’ this Court finds that Schulterbrandt did not freely and voluntarily give his consent” to the armed force that just arrested … Continue reading

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