Daily Archives: October 28, 2019

NY2: Where SW was issued to a small town PD, using officers from other agencies to assist in raid doesn’t violate 4A

The small town police department that obtained the search warrant did not have its own entry team for safety. Using officers from other county and state agencies to assist didn’t violate the warrant. People v. Ward, 2019 NY Slip Op … Continue reading

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GA: Passenger’s small quantity of MJ in purse isn’t PC for car

A small amount of marijuana in defendant’s passenger’s purse wasn’t probable cause to search the entire car. Lowe v. State, 2019 Ga. App. LEXIS 588 (Oct. 23, 2019). A combat veteran with perceived grievances against the police and a prior … Continue reading

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IL: Two anonymous calls of man with a gun resulted in finding only def in the area who walked like he was holding

The frisk of defendant did not violate the Fourth Amendment, so the trial court did not err by denying defendant’s motion to suppress the firearm. The officer encountered defendant after an unknown caller placed two 911 calls, defendant matched the … Continue reading

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