Daily Archives: November 19, 2020

AR: Commercial cop show video of search wasn’t in hands of state for discovery

Video of a drug search by a company producing HBO’s Meth Storm wasn’t in the hands of the state, so the state couldn’t disclose it, following Harmon v. State, 2020 Ark. 217, 600 S.W.3d 586 (2020). King v. State, 2020 … Continue reading

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Tex.: Mere Miranda violation doesn’t automatically lead to suppression of physical evidence

A Miranda violation doesn’t automatically lead to suppression of physical evidence. The question is involuntariness and actual coercion, and then it could be. Wells v. State, 2020 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 944 (Nov. 18, 2020):

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D.Nev.: Walking into a Walmart in NV 5½ months after the El Paso Walmart shooting potentially armed with a shotgun was RS

A 911 call that defendant was potentially armed with a shotgun coming into a Walmart in Sparks NV, 5½ months after the El Paso Walmart shooting that killed 23 and injured 23 led to defendant’s stop and frisk. This was … Continue reading

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Vallejo Times Herald: Use and privacy policy for VPD’s ‘Stingray’ technology gets unanimous approval from council

Vallejo Times Herald: Use and privacy policy for VPD’s ‘Stingray’ technology gets unanimous approval from council by Katy St. Clair:

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