Arrests and Sentencing
The legacy of an offender’s mugshot can last longer than their prison sentence
The quick-thinking officer improvised when he realized he didn’t have the proper equipment to make the arrest
The court rules on a warrantless seizure of a man’s firearms after he was taken for a mental health evaluation
“The fact he didn’t step on the brakes: That was intentional. The fact that his foot was on the gas: That was intentional. He could have stopped.”
The “mosaic theory” will certainly become a more common argument advanced by defendants as police expand the use of technology in gathering evidence
“Bomb detonation in two, in two minutes. I take you with me and I kill all you,” he yelled during a livestream
The officer feared his partner was in danger of being run over, the report said
Is the threshold of a storage unit within curtilage under the Fourth Amendment? The court decides in this recent case
A recent case follows the events of a traffic stop in which police were demanding identification from a subject who refused
The court rules on an officer’s warrantless search of the subject’s vehicle during the course of a traffic stop
Police Commissioner Dermot Shea said that putting barriers between officers and sealed records would be a “serious setback for public safety”
Officer William Jeffrey had served with the Houston Police Department since 1990
Under the new policy, agents can only knock under certain circumstances with few exceptions
Officer Michael Rokaitis spent 12 days in the ICU after a search turned violent
The Fifth Circuit weighs the factors for determining whether a consent to a search of a suspect’s laptop was voluntary
An electronic tool allows investigators to check balances and freeze prepaid debit cards of potential criminal funds while still out in the field
William Darby, a former Huntsville officer, testified that he had shot an armed, suicidal man in self defense
Will the alleged handcuff injury be ruled excessive force? The court of appeals remanded the case to the trial court to find out
Officer Michael Rokaitis, a 7-year veteran, was shot while serving a search warrant
Officials executed a search warrant at a home and found 337 firearms, thousands of rounds of ammunition and high-capacity magazines
Both men were on probation for separate cases at the time of the shooting
Prosecutors argued that the defendant was a sociopath who poses a danger to the community
The agent was struck in his tactical vest and is expected to survive, FBI officials said
Officers were approaching a suspect vehicle to serve a warrant when a man got out and fired
The court explains the duration of a traffic stop depends on the mission of the stop, making the officer’s actions in this case reasonable
The man was arrested and faces several charges, including attempted premeditated murder
Each time Shawna Cash was arrested, she ended up being released from jail, partly because of coronavirus precautions to reduce jail populations
Courts commonly cite risks of imminent injury, potential escape of the fleeing suspect and destruction of evidence as exigencies supporting warrantless entry
The court determines if officers had reasonable suspicion of a traffic violation in this drug interdiction case
The case highlighted the dangers faced by tribal police officers who often must patrol vast jurisdictions alone
Lexington Police Chief Lawrence Weathers said the department would have to “adjust our tactics” to maintain safety
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