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Ken Wallentine

Law Enforcement and the Law

Ken Wallentine is the chief of the West Jordan (Utah) Police Department and former chief of law enforcement for the Utah Attorney General. He has served over four decades in public safety, is a legal expert and editor of Xiphos, a monthly national criminal procedure newsletter. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Institute for the Prevention of In-Custody Death and serves as a use of force consultant in state and federal criminal and civil litigation across the nation.

LATEST ARTICLES
After being charged with possession of methamphetamine, an arrestee claims he had been unlawfully searched but the court did not agree
The court highlights the differences in a policy violation vs. a constitutional violation in a case involving a jail suicide
The court determines if law enforcement completed a lawful detention though the traffic stop was extended
A sting operation catches an internet predator and the court determines the admissibility of the evidence
The court rules that evidence discovered in a third pat-down search over the course of a traffic stop is admissible
A recent case demonstrates the exigent circumstances doctrine in a warrantless search and seizure of evidence
The court determines if the driver’s suspended license allows extension of the time and scope of the traffic stop
The court determines whether a dog sniff conducted during a traffic stop was unlawful and outside the reasonable time and mission of the stop
The court rules on a case questioning whether officers were prolonging the traffic stop for the purpose of conducting a dog sniff
The court determines if evidence from a warrantless trash search is admissible for attaining a search warrant