Daily Archives: December 17, 2024

DE: PO’s failure to comply with juvenile probation search regulations on parental involvement justified suppression

The state’s policy on parental involvement in juvenile probation searches wasn’t complied with, and the juvenile’s home search is suppressed. The state’s assertion of exigency is rejected. Sharp v. State, 2024 Del. LEXIS 412 (Dec. 16, 2024). The court won’t … Continue reading

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OH3: Going right into pockets was an invalid frisk

The state failed to prove the necessity for a stop and frisk because the video shows the officer going right into defendant’s pockets and not frisking. State v. Barnes, 2024-Ohio-5865, 2024 Ohio App. LEXIS 4519 (3d Dist. Dec. 16, 2024). … Continue reading

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