Dyer v. Houston 5thCIR 9APR2020
Deliberate indifference claim cannot be inferred from grossly negligent response to a substantial risk of serious harm. Plaintiffs appealed the district…
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Dyer v. Houston 5thCIR 9APR2020
Each week we review federal and state appellate decisions that have an impact on the legal aspects of law enforcement. Selected cases are summarized and posted on this page. Clicking on a case will provide the full summary as well as a link to the full decision.
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United States v. Mayville 10thCIR 7APR2020
Criminal history check is a permissible mission-related activity during a traffic stop and the fact the officer conducted it through dispatch…
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United States v. Mayville 10thCIR 7APR2020
United States v. Sanchez 8thCIR 3APR2019
Reasonable suspicion existed to turn a traffic stop into a Terry Stop and visibly looking under the car without touching it…
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United States v. Sanchez 8thCIR 3APR2019
United States v. Fall 4thCIR 3APR2020
The court discusses but then punts on the issue of the private search of digital storage devices and rules evidence admissible…
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United States v. Fall 4thCIR 3APR2020
United States v. Lott 6thCIR 1APR2020
Non-Mission-Related activities occurred during Mission-Related tasks and therefore did not impermissibly extend the traffic stop. State Trooper King saw Lott’s vehicle…
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United States v. Lott 6thCIR 1APR2020
United States v. Jones 6thCIR 23MAR2020
The Sixth Circuit holds that the Fourth Amendment does not bar an investigatory stop based on a completed misdemeanor. McKinney reported…
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United States v. Jones 6thCIR 23MAR2020
Hall v. City of Chicago 7thCIR 23MAR2020
Requesting identification is not a Fourth Amendment violation but telling people they are not free to leave until checks are run…
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Hall v. City of Chicago 7thCIR 23MAR2020
CANIGLIA V. STROM 1stCIR 13MAR2020
During a marital dispute in Cranston, Rhode Island Plaintiff Edward Caniglia went to the bedroom, retrieved a firearm, took it into…
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CANIGLIA V. STROM 1stCIR 13MAR2020
United States v. Moore 4thCIR 4MAR2020
Subject: Search and Seizure - Traffic Checkpoint Moore was stopped at a routine traffic checkpoint that officers had set up and…
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United States v. Moore 4thCIR 4MAR2020
United States v. Rickmon 7thCIR 11MAR2020
Corroborating tip to establish reasonable suspicion The court holds that information from the use of a “Shot Spotter” is analogous to…
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United States v. Rickmon 7thCIR 11MAR2020
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