Daily Archives: April 15, 2022

CA3: Police created exigency during stop not justification to extend it

Police can detour from the mission of a traffic stop to investigate other crimes just because the stop is in a high crime area, but they can’t use that to create exigency that doesn’t exist as to this defendant. United … Continue reading

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CA10: Def’s actions were completely consistent with innocence and did not add up to RS

The officer did not have reasonable suspicion for defendant’s stop or its continuation. Defendant’s actions were consistent with somebody who had nothing to hide, and the district court’s findings got no presumption of correctness. Denial of the suppression motion reversed. … Continue reading

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WaPo: No-knock raids have led to fatal encounters and small drug seizures

WaPo: No-knock raids have led to fatal encounters and small drug seizures by Nicole Dungca and Jenn Abelson WaPo: What to know about no-knock warrants by Courtney Kan (“Amir Locke and Breonna Taylor were killed while police executed no-knock warrants. … Continue reading

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