Punch and Jurists

U.S. v. Wali, No. 3:10-CR-235-L (N.D.Tex.) (811 F.Supp.2d 1276) (March 3, 2011) (Judge Sam A. Lindsay) by Here the Court held that mere knowledge by a police dispatcher of information about a suspect, which was never communicated to police officers in the field, could not be imputed to the arresting …

U.S. v. Massenburg, No. 10-4209 (4th Cir.) (654 F.3d 480) (August 15, 2011) (Judge Andre M. Davis) by We find it somewhat surprising that some of the best recent decisions regarding the rights of citizens under the Fourth Amendment have been coming from the Fourth Circuit - long-regarded as one …

U.S. v. Whitfield, No. 09-3031 (3rd Cir.) (634 F.3d 741) (December 6, 2010) (Judge Maryanne Trump Barry) by Here the Court upheld the validity of a Terry stop based on its adoption of the broad “collective knowledge doctrine,” under which the knowledge of one law enforcement officer is “imputed” to …

U.S. v. Hensley, No. 83-1330 (U.S. Supreme Court) (469 U.S. 221; 105 S.Ct. 675) (January 8, 1985) (Justice O'Connor) by In this case, the Supreme Court considered whether a "wanted flyer" issued by a law enforcement agency that an individual was involved in a robbery can be relied upon by …