Chestnut v. Wallace 8thCIR 21JAN2020
In this case Chestnut is jogging and observing an officer make traffic stops. When the officer sees the jogger a second…
Hernandez v. Boles 6thCIR 30JAN2020
This is a QI case where the court was asked to overrule the findings of the jury as a matter of…
United States v. Berg 10thCIR 23JAN2020
Kansas Trooper Seiler was patrolling I-70 when he saw three vehicles that appeared to be traveling together. All three vehicles were…
United States v. Smith 5thCIR 12MAR2020
At about 1800 one evening in October 2017, Hernando Police Officer Hunter Solomon pulled a black Chevy Suburban over on northbound…
United States v. Carpentino 1stCIR 17JAN2020
Vermont State Troopers (VSP) received a call informing them that a 14-year-old girl from New Hampshire was missing and that she…
Barton v. Martin 6thCIR 7FEB2020
Barton, the plaintiff in this case, shot a BB gun at the legs of his trampoline to scare away a cat…
United States v. Rodriguez-Pacheco 1stCIR 15JAN2020
This is yet another case reminding us why it is important to get a warrant. The facts of the case are…
United States v Bettis 8thCIR 10JAN2020
Law enforcement officers learned that Bettis was trafficking heroin in Minneapolis. Bettis had two prior convictions for trafficking heroin from Chicago.…
United States v. Green 8thCIR 27DEC2020
An officer notices a vehicle driving too fast and, after running the plate, discovers the plate belongs on a different vehicle.…
United States v. Darrell 5thCIR 23DEC2019
When officers go to a known drug house to execute an arrest warrant, a person (Darrell) exits a car in the…