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Article • January 24, 2000
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Seizure
California v. Hodari D., No. 89-1632 (U.S. Supreme Court) (499 U.S. 621; 111 S.Ct. 1547) (April 23, 1991) (Justice Scalia) by Here the Court held that for a fleeing suspect to be "seized" within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment, the arresting officer must apply physical force or display a …
Article • January 24, 2000
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Seizure
Brower v. County of Inyo, No. 87-248 (U.S. Supreme Court) (489 U.S. 593; 109 S.Ct. 1378) (March 21, 1989) (Justice Scalia) by In this case, the police were chasing a suspect that was driving a stolen car. During the 20 mile chase, police placed an 18-wheel-tractor-trailer across both lanes of …
Article • January 21, 2000
County of Riverside v. McLaughlin, No. 89-1817 (U.S. Supreme Court) (500 U.S. 44; 111 S.Ct. 1661) (May 13, 1991) (Justice O'Connor) by Case held that a probable cause hearing must be held within 48 hours of arrest following an arrest without a warrant, and thereafter the burden shifts to the …
Article • January 1, 2000 • from P&J January, 2000
Maryland Conf. of NAACP v. Maryland Dept. of Police, No. CIV. CCB-98-1098 (D.Md.) (72 F.Supp.2d 560) (September 30, 1999) (Judge Catherine C. Blake) by In this case Judge Blake held that a branch of the NAACP had standing to bring a class action suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in …
Article • January 1, 2000 • from P&J January, 2000
U.S. v. Romero, No. CR 99-0048 CRB (N.D.Cal.) (71 F.Supp.2d 1021) (June 16, 1999) (Judge Charles R. Breyer) by Here the Court granted a motion to suppress evidence obtained during a pat-down search at an airport of a Hispanic who was travelling to mexico, concluding that the search was not …
Article • December 14, 1999
U.S. v. Brignoni-Ponce, No. 74-114 (U.S. Supreme Court) (442 U.S. 873; 95 S.Ct. 2574) (June 30, 1975) (Justice Powell) by In this case, the Court essentially departed from the need for "probable cause" to make stops of motorists suspected of engaging in criminal activity at the nation's borders and their …
Article • November 29, 1999 • from P&J November, 1998
Knowles v. Iowa, No. 97-7597 (U.S. Supreme Court) (525 U.S. 113; 119 S.Ct. 484) (December 8, 1998) (Justice Rehnquist) by Here the Court held that a warrantless search of a vehicle whose driver has been cited for but not arrested for a traffic offense may not be sustained on the …
Article • November 1, 1999 • from P&J November, 1999
U.S. v. Orozco, No. 98-50514 (5th Cir.) (191 F.3d 578) (September 29, 1999) (Judge Carl E. Stewart) by United States v. Orozco, 191 F.3d 578 (5th Cir. 1999) (Judge Stewart) United States v. Morales, 191 F.3d 602 (5th Cir. 1999) (Judge Barksdale) In 1957 author Ayn Rand published her classic …
Article • November 1, 1999 • from P&J November, 1999
U.S. v. Morales, No. 98-50921 (5th Cir.) (191 F.3d 602) (October 4, 1999) (Judge Rhesa Hawkins Barksdale) by United States v. Orozco, 191 F.3d 578 (5th Cir. 1999) (Judge Stewart) United States v. Morales, 191 F.3d 602 (5th Cir. 1999) (Judge Barksdale) In 1957 author Ayn Rand published her classic …
Article • November 1, 1999 • from P&J November, 1999
U.S. v. Gwinn, No. 99-1155 (8th Cir.) (191 F.3d 874) (September 15, 1999) (Judge C. Arlen Beam) by Here the Court held that the manipulation of a traveler's bag in an overhead luggage compartment on a trian was a "search" within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment for which the …
Article • November 1, 1999 • from P&J November, 1999
U.S. v. Chambers, No. 97-5501 (3rd Cir.) (192 F.3d 374) (September 13, 1999) (Judge Marjorie O. Rendell) by Here the Court rejected the Government's contention that a motion for return of property under Rule 41(e) is moot where the Government no longer retains possession of the seized property - i.e., …
Article • November 1, 1999 • from P&J November, 1999
U.S. v. Loy, No. 98-3636 (3rd Cir.) (191 F.3d 360) (September 8, 1999) (Judge Robert J. Ward) by In this case the Court held that an anticipatory warrant authorizing federal agents to search a defendant's home for child pornography and related items once he picked up a package containing a …
Article • October 26, 1999
Michigan Dept. of State Police v. Sitz, No. 88-1897 (U.S. Supreme Court) (496 U.S. 444; 110 S.Ct. 2481) (June 14, 1990) (Justice Rehnquist) by Generally, the Court held that whether particular checkpoint seizures are reasonable is determined by balancing the gravity of the public interest sought to be advanced and …
Article • October 1, 1999 • from P&J October, 1999
U.S. v. Johnson, No. 98-30297 (9th Cir.) (187 F.3d 1129) (August 16, 1999) (Judge Warren J. Ferguson) by One of the issues addressed in this case dealt with the “restraint of victim” sentencing enhancement contained in U.S.S.G. § 3A1.3, which permits the court to impose a two-level enhancement “if a …
Article • October 1, 1999 • from P&J October, 1999
U.S. v. Hambrick, No. CRIM. A. 98-0042-C (W.D.Va.) (55 F.Supp.2d 504) (July 7, 1999) (Judge James H. Jr. Michael) by It often seems that, with each new technological advance that society makes, and with each new political imperative the Government adopts, the Fourth Amendment’s mandate that searches require probable cause …
Article • October 1, 1999 • from P&J October, 1999
Ferguson v. City of Charleston, S.C., No. 97-2512 (4th Cir.) (186 F.3d 469) (July 13, 1999) (Judge William W. Jr. Wilkins) by This decision deals with a controversial program adopted by the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), in consultation with various courts, social service agencies, and law enforcement agencies …
Article • October 1, 1999 • from P&J October, 1999
Bennett v. Drug Enforcement Admin., No. Civ.A. 98-745(GK) (D.D.C.) (55 F.Supp.2d 36) (June 30, 1999) (Judge Gladys Kessler) by This is an astonishing FOIA case which chronicles the exploits of the highest paid confidential informant in DEA history and shows how the Government then seeks to hide that information from …
Article • September 22, 1999
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Consent
Illinois v. Rodriguez, No. 88-2018 (U.S. Supreme Court) (497 U.S. 177; 110 S.Ct. 2793) (June 21, 1990) (Justice Scalia) by In this case, the police officers were literally tricked into reasonably believing that the consenting party had actual authority to consent to the search of the premises. The police responded …
Article • September 1, 1999
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Consent
Camara v. Municipal Court, No. 92 (U.S. Supreme Court) (387 U.S. 523; 87 S.Ct. 1727) (June 15, 2067) (Justice White) by The Court observed: "The right of officers to thrust themselves into a home is also a grave concern, not only to the individual but to a society which chooses …
Article • September 1, 1999 • from P&J October, 1999
U.S. v. Brugal, No. 98-4255 (4th Cir.) (185 F.3d 205) (July 19, 1999) (Judge Francis D. Jr. Murnaghan) by United States v. Worley, 193 F.3d 380 (6th Cir. 1999) (Judge Jones) United States v. Brugal, 185 F.3d 205 (4th Cir. 1999) (Judge Murnaghan) It is not surprising that one gets …
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