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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Smithart v. Towery (9th Cir. 1996 Nev.) 79 F.3d 951
Heck Doctrine; Excessive Force The 9th Circuit Court applied the Heck Doctrine to this case, concluding that the doctrine precluded […]
Horton v. California (1990) 496 US 128
Plain View Doctrine A search warrant for a suspected robber’s residence authorized the seizure of stolen property. While there, LE […]
Carroll v. US (1925) 267 US 132
Border Search This case involved the illegal possession, transportation and importation of alcohol. The court found that the main purpose […]
US v. Paholsky (West Virginia 2020) 2020 US Dist. LEXIS 184789
Reliability Foundation; Prolonged Detention LE had a residence under surveillance for drug activity. A PSD team was part of this […]
United States v. Place (1983) 412 US 696
Prolonged Detention When defendant arrived at the airport on a Friday afternoon, he was met by drug enforcement agents. When […]
Daubert v. Merrill Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (1993) 509 US 579
Factors for Admission of Expert Testimony Faced with a proffer of expert scientific testimony, the trial judge must determine at […]
People v. Fews (Cal. 2019) 27 Cal. App. 5th 553
Odor of Marijuana as Probable Cause; Terry Frisk .A pat search was justified under the Fourth Amendment by the odor […]
People v. Lee (Cal. 2019) 40 Cal. App. 5th 853
Legal Amount of Marijuana as Probable Cause The trial court properly concluded that defendant’s possession of a small amount of […]
Thomson v. Salt Lake County (10th Cir. 2009) 584 F.3d 1304
Deployment of PSD; Excessive Force; Qualified Immunity Police officers responded to a call that the decedent, who had a gun, […]