Warrants

No Warrant Exception For Slow Pursuit Into Home Of A $14.99 Phone Charger Robber

by Kyle P. Konwinski | Varnum LLP on 5/14/2013

Two police officers are being sued because they entered Charles Smith's home after he stole a $14.99 (presumably, before tax) phone charger from Walgreens. As the Sixth Circuit acknowledged: "But for the want of $14.99 or a...more

Supreme Court Rules That A Warrant Is Required For Drawing Blood From Drivers

by Samster, Konkel & Safran, S.C. on 5/13/2013

The United States Supreme Court has ruled that police cannot take blood from a suspected drunken driver without a warrant, unless there are some special circumstances. In Wisconsin, police have previously taken blood from...more

Indiana Anti-Immigration Law Unconstitutional, Court Says

by Michele Bowman | Lawyers.com on 4/11/2013

A federal court on Mar. 28 struck down an Indiana law, inspired by Arizona’s infamous SB 1070, that reportedly allowed police to arrest immigrants without warrants. With that lawsuit, immigrant advocate groups have basically...more

Internet Privacy Laws Under Debate

by Audet & Partners, LLP on 4/4/2013

The explosive pace of new technology has enabled people to connect and communicate in ways never before possible. Lawmakers and Internet advocates must now tango with each other in a scramble to keep up with the technology...more

Supreme Court Rules Text Messages are Private Communications

by Lisa K. Abe-Oldenburg | Bennett Jones LLP on 3/28/2013

The Supreme Court of Canada in R v. Telus has ruled that text messaging is essentially another form of conversation and should receive the same protection to which private communications are entitled under the Criminal Code....more

Bill Introduced On Warrantless GPS Tracking

by Dennis Olle, Pedro Pavon | Carlton Fields on 3/26/2013

On March 21, a bipartisan group of legislators in the House of Representatives introduced a new bill, the Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance Act, which would force law enforcement to obtain a warrant to track suspects with...more

How Reliable Is a Breath Analyzer Test for Drunk Driving?

by Law Offices of Karl E. Knudsen on 3/19/2013

Steven Ellis Bradley was sentenced to serve 24 months of supervised probation along with a 12-month suspended sentence after he was convicted of driving while impaired (DWI). His sentence includes 24 hours of community...more

What Happens If I Refuse a Breath Test?

by Law Offices of Karl E. Knudsen on 3/19/2013

Staats Battle, a walk-on point guard for the North Carolina State Wolfpacks basketball team was arrested on New Year’s Eve on suspicion of driving while impaired (DWI). The 19-year-old basketball player faces a number of...more

Arrested In Cleveland: What Now?

by Law Offices of Gregory S. Robey on 3/15/2013

Knowing your rights and what to do with them is important when you face arrest in Cleveland. The sole focus of our law firm is criminal defense. We handle drug crimes and various state and federal offenses, and we know that...more

If A Person Ought To Have A Franks Hearing, Then They Ought To Have A Franks Hearing; Pre Franks Is Not Franks Enough

by Matthew G. Kaiser | The Kaiser Law Firm PLLC on 2/6/2013

In a criminal case, most lawyers need to figure out what motions to file. A big part of this is to sit down with the government's evidence and try to figure out what parts of the government's case came from something that...more

Your dumb smart phone will give you up to the police!

by Thomas Valkenet on 12/1/2012

Your smart phone stores everything you expect to keep private, and in many states that information is readily available to the police! And police access to your private information may not even require a warrant. Will your...more

Police Operation Nabs 12,000 Felons in Florida

by William Umansky on 10/25/2012

The streets of Florida could be a little bit safer after a three-week police initiative resulted in the arrest of nearly 12,000 felons. The initiative named "Operation: Felon Sweep" targeted felons known to be, or believed to...more

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