Ken Wallentine

Full list of Ken Wallentine results

• Welfare check results in officer stabbed and suspect shot

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  The suspect's mother sued the officers and the department, arguing the officers precipitated the force by their approach to the welfare check

• Struggle in car leads to deadly officer-involved shooting

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  Court decisions have held it is reasonable for officers to use deadly force to end a pursuit if a suspect engages in dangerous prior conduct or there is objective evidence of the driver’s intent to harm officers

• Justifying a no-knock entry

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  A court’s opinion recites critical factors for officers who request and serve a no-knock warrant

• Smile, you're on candid smoke detector

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  The court concluded officers had lawfully used a hidden camera to record what they could have seen from the publicly accessible hallway

• Qualified immunity for bizarre stop leading to roadside shooting

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  The court bypassed the issue of whether the stop was a legitimate welfare check

• Responding to changes in law enforcement

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  It is our job, our oath, our promise to police a diverse society with equity

• Air freshener leads to gun arrest

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  An officer’s objectively reasonable mistake of law can provide reasonable suspicion for a seizure

• No qualified immunity for shooting prone suspect in the back

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  "By shooting an incapacitated, injured person who was not moving, and who was laying on his knife, the police officers crossed a ‘bright line’ and can be held liable."

• Chris Rock guest appearance in training didn’t amuse the court

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  This case is an urgent reminder for agencies to scrutinize their use of force policies, training materials and review procedures

• Moody’s 'meth show' wins life sentences

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  The message in this case is to always check for mobile phone and YouTube video recordings of stupid suspects self-incriminating

• Did noise-flash distraction device amount to excessive force on 2-year-old?

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  A trial court denied qualified immunity when SWAT officers were sued for causing PTSD to a 2-year-old child

• Automated license plate reader information leads to mail 'fishing' suspect

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  The court’s holding in this case is very narrow: A person driving a rental car beyond the rental period who is on notice does not have an expectation of privacy in the car’s location

• Admission of drugs supports reasonable extension of traffic stop

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  While the arrival of a drug detector team was fortuitous in this case, the critical factor was that the trooper performed the business of the traffic stop in good order

• Unlawful entry or police community caretaking?

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  The community caretaking doctrine requires the court to balance individual privacy interests and the need for the caretaking activity

• Lack of written policy invalidates vehicle inventory searches

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  Best practices and numerous court admonishments prescribe that an agency has a written vehicle inventory policy.

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