UNITED STATES v. MAY-SHAW 6thCIR 8APR2020
Grand Rapids police received tips describing vehicles May-Shaw was using to transport drugs and a specific bag where he kept drugs,…
People v. Lindsey ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT 16APR2020
Motel alcove not curtilage and therefore K9 sniff was not a Fourth Amendment search requiring a warrant. Rock Island police officer…
Watson v. Pearson 6thCIR 28JUN2019
The Knock and Talk exception does not allow officers to walk around a house looking for property to levy on a…
United States v. White 8thCIR 28JUN2019
This is a great case to review the Knock and Talk Exception. From the case: This so-called knock-and-talk exception to the…
US v Richmond 7thCIR 13 MAY 2019
Around midnight in Oct 2016 two officers in a marked patrol car were driving in the Capitol Street Corridor section of…
United States v. Coleman 6thCIR 3MAY2019
This case had two issues. The first was whether probable cause existed for the issuance of a tracking warrant. The second…
United States v. Houston 8thCIR 10APR2019
At 0100 three officers are dispatched to a neighborhood in Davenport, Iowa to respond to “shots fired” disturbance complaints. This neighborhood…