United States v. Benjamin 11thCIR 8MAY2020
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed defendant's convictions for distributing fentanyl, a controlled substance analogue, in counterfeit oxycodone pills that caused the death…
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed defendant's convictions for distributing fentanyl, a controlled substance analogue, in counterfeit oxycodone pills that caused the death…
Topic: Consent to search was voluntary and not coerced by ruse. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the defendant's convictions for distributing fentanyl…
Officers telling the defendant that they would seek warrant did not render consent to search the vehicle involuntary. In this case,…
A police officer in North Carolina saw a Jeep on I-40 driving “erratically.” The officer conducted a traffic stop to see…
United States v. Bernard, 4thCIR 24JUN2019 – In this case Bruce-Alan Barnard analyzes a case where consent is a key part…
This is a good case for a review of implied consent while in custody. Police watch a suspect (Sallis) with outstanding…
This is a traffic stop that was extended, but the court held that under the facts, the extension was consensual. The…
A suspicious activity report is called in, stating that “two black males” are walking around an apartment complex at 0118. An…
The fact that a woman who answered the door was wearing a bathrobe could give an officer a reasonable belief that…
Reasonable Belief that a Person Has Authority The defendant, a convicted felon, was on supervised release when law enforcement officers stopped…