Daily Archives: December 30, 2024

NY Monroe Co.: The constitution doesn’t apply to citizen’s arrest

In a citizen’s arrest, if the citizen, not a law enforcement officer, violates the constitution or statute, the arrest will not be suppressed for that reason alone. His statement to an officer captured on video will not be suppressed because … Continue reading

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N.D.Ala.: A keycard found on def in a search incident for something else not suppressed

A keycard on defendant was properly seized incident to arrest. It wasn’t evidence of the crime of the arrest, but it was of another crime. United States v. Croom, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 231419 (N.D. Ala. Dec. 2, 2024), adopted … Continue reading

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The Guardian: Kentucky police fatally shoot man while serving warrant at wrong home

The Guardian: Kentucky police fatally shoot man while serving warrant at wrong home by Emily Swanson (“Police in Kentucky recently shot a man to death in his home while they executed a search warrant that appears to have been intended … Continue reading

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