Daily Archives: April 10, 2024

E.D.N.Y.: The search of def’s house started about 6:10 am; the camera time hadn’t been adjusted for DST

Defendant submitted that the search of his house started at 5:00 am. The officers and virtually all the evidence showed it started at 6:10 am. The metadata on some photographs showed 5:16 am. The court finds the camera’s time hadn’t … Continue reading

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WA: Failure to argue the state constitution to the trial court waived reliance on it on appeal

Failure to argue the state constitution to the trial court waived reliance on it on appeal. State v. Troutman, 2024 Wash. App. LEXIS 672 (Apr. 8, 2024). There was reasonable suspicion for lengthening this detention from the fact the LPN … Continue reading

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CA9: QI for punching a resisting arrestee

The officer punching a resisting arrestee gets qualified immunity. “But these cases are too factually dissimilar to put the officers on notice that their conduct was unconstitutional. Unlike Ames’s proffered cases, where the plaintiffs were not resisting, it is undisputed … Continue reading

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CA9: Officer stopping to check on an already stopped motorcycle wasn’t a seizure

Defendant’s motorcycle was already stopped on the side of the road. The officer pulling up to check on him wasn’t a seizure. United States v. Melgoza, 2024 U.S. App. LEXIS 8384 (9th Cir. Apr. 8, 2024). FISA warrants have a … Continue reading

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CA7: Warranted strip search in a private secure setting was conducted reasonably

“Shaw raises three responses, but they are unavailing. First, he contends that the officers did not follow Wisconsin and local laws that instruct officers to obtain written authorization from a supervisor before a strip search. But a violation of state … Continue reading

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