US v. Dunn (8th Cir. 1987 Iowa) 480 U.S. 294
Curtilage Acting on a tip there was drug activity, LE went to Burston’s apartment with a K9 team and, released […]
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Curtilage Acting on a tip there was drug activity, LE went to Burston’s apartment with a K9 team and, released […]
Heck Doctrine; Excessive Force The 9th Circuit Court applied the Heck Doctrine to this case, concluding that the doctrine precluded […]
Plain View Doctrine A search warrant for a suspected robber’s residence authorized the seizure of stolen property. While there, LE […]
Border Search This case involved the illegal possession, transportation and importation of alcohol. The court found that the main purpose […]
Reliability Foundation; Prolonged Detention LE had a residence under surveillance for drug activity. A PSD team was part of this […]
Prolonged Detention When defendant arrived at the airport on a Friday afternoon, he was met by drug enforcement agents. When […]
Factors for Admission of Expert Testimony Faced with a proffer of expert scientific testimony, the trial judge must determine at […]
Odor of Marijuana as Probable Cause; Terry Frisk .A pat search was justified under the Fourth Amendment by the odor […]
Legal Amount of Marijuana as Probable Cause The trial court properly concluded that defendant’s possession of a small amount of […]
Deployment of PSD; Excessive Force; Qualified Immunity Police officers responded to a call that the decedent, who had a gun, […]