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…
Idaho v. Blythe IDAHO SUPREME COURT 4MAY2020
Topic: Search incident to arrest cannot come before probable cause exists to make an arrest. Nicholas Blythe appealed after he was…
United States v. Ferebee 4thCIR 22APR2020
Topic: No REP in backpack in the possession of a person disavowing ownership. The Fourth Circuit affirmed the denial of defendant's…
United States v. Romero 10thCIR 5SEP2019
A Las Cruces police officer arrested Manuel Romero for obstructing an officer in violation of New Mexico Statute 30-22-1(D) because he…
United States v. Norman 4th CIR 15AUG2019
Quick Summary: Gant Exception allows for automobile search incident to arrest with reasonable suspicion that even of the crime for which…
United States v. Peterson 9thCIR 4SEP2018
Police officers arrested the defendant (a convicted felon prohibited from possessing a firearm) under 922(g)) on outstanding warrants. The defendant had…
United States v. Knapp 10thCIR 05MAR2019
Voluntarily taking a purse out of a vehicle by a person knowing they are about to be arrested subjects the purse…
US v. Johnson 9thCIR 9JAN2019
What if a person is searched immediately before he is arrested? And what if there is probable cause to arrest, but…