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,…
United States v. Bernard 4thCIR 24JUN2019
A police officer in North Carolina saw a Jeep on I-40 driving “erratically.” The officer conducted a traffic stop to see…
U.S. v. Lyle 2ndCIR April 1, 2019
In this case the defendant Lyle was observed parking and exiting a vehicle in midtown Manhattan. NYPD arrested him when they…
U.S. v. Cooks 11thCIR April 3, 2019
Deputy U.S. Marshals executed an arrest warrant at the residence of Cooks, who was a known gang member. When no one…
Taylor v. City of Saginaw 6thCIR April 22, 2019
Chalking a Tire is a SEARCH! In this case, the City of Saginaw utilized the common practice of “chalking” tires on…
United States v. Burwell 11thCIR 27FEB2019
This is a traffic stop that was extended, but the court held that under the facts, the extension was consensual. The…
United States v. Terry 7thCIR 14FEB2019
The fact that a woman who answered the door was wearing a bathrobe could give an officer a reasonable belief that…
United States v. Ojudun 2ndCIR 08 FEB2019
Reasonable Belief that a Person Has Authority The defendant, a convicted felon, was on supervised release when law enforcement officers stopped…
United States v. Richmond 5thCIR 08FEB2019
Touching a Vehicle is a Search This case is a significant case … not because of the outcome, but because of…
United States v. Vargas 7thCIR 5FEB2019
In this case the defendant Vargas parked his truck in a lot that rented spaces in the lot, but did not…