Fatal Shooting Ruled “Self-defense”
Self-defense South Carolina On February 9, 2014 at around 6:00 a.m. on Sunday, 76 year-old Charles Petit was confronted by Robert Deziel, a 25 year-old with […]
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Can police put a GPS on your car?
GPS Placed without a Warrant The FBI placed a GPS device on the undercarriage of Antoine Jones’ car. (U.S. v. Jones) Luckily for Jones the warrant
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Stop and Frisk Policy = Racial profiling in New York
Stop and Frisk The U.S. Supreme Court held that law enforcement officers may briefly detain (stop) and question a person based upon reasonable suspicion that
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Nervousness is no reason to prolong a traffic stop – Drugs suppressed
It seems our courts are following the Fourth Circuit in getting fed up with law enforcement and prosecutors alike trying to mold innocent acts into
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Right to remain silent – Can and will be used against you in trial
Miranda Warnings On June 17, 2013 the U.S. Supreme Court decided Salinas v. Texas, which has major implications regarding criminal procedure and police practices. Issue before the
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