United States v. Lyons 7thCIR 12JUN2020
The Department of Homeland Security Air and Marine Operations Center (AMOC) notified Special Agent Harrington about an airplane that would be…
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Converse v. City of Kemah 5thCIR 12JUN2020
The Plaintiffs in this civil suit were family members of Chad Silvis. They filed suit against police officers for deliberate indifference…
United States v. Yarbrough 11thCIR 11JUN2020
The Eleventh Circuit reversed the district court's grant of defendant's motion to suppress evidence obtained after officers, pursuant to arrest warrants,…
State v. Ikimaka Supreme Court of Hawaii 9JUN2020
Defendant was convicted of one count of promoting a dangerous drug in the second degree and one count of unlawful use…
Commonwealth v. Miranda Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court 9JUN2020
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed orders denying Defendant's pretrial and postconviction motions, holding that no reversible error occurred in the…
Estate of Wayne A. Jones v. City of Martinsburg 4thCIR 9JUN2020
The Estate of Wayne Jones filed suit under 42 U.S.C. 1983 against police officers and the City after officers fired 22…
United States v. Morales 10thCIR 8JUN2020
Thirty-two minutes after he was stopped for a traffic violation, Morales and his passenger consented to an officer’s search of the…
State v. Coffee Wisconsin Supreme Court 5JUN2020
The Wisconsin Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the court of appeals affirming the decision of the circuit court denying Defendant's…
United States v. Reyes 5thCIR 5JUN2020
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of defendant's motion to suppress evidence after she pleaded guilty to conspiracy to…
United States v. Torres 3rdCIR 5JUN2020
NYPD Officer Pickel was patrolling an area known for violent crime, when a man flagged him down, pointing to the only…
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