Ken Wallentine

Full list of Ken Wallentine results

• Suspended license justifies expansion of traffic stop investigation

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  The court determines if the driver's suspended license allows extension of the time and scope of the traffic stop

• Protracted efforts to locate a detector dog team spoiled the stop

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  The court determines whether a dog sniff conducted during a traffic stop was unlawful and outside the reasonable time and mission of the stop

• 'Poor multitasking' leads to 15-minute registration stop

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  The court rules on a case questioning whether officers were prolonging the traffic stop for the purpose of conducting a dog sniff

• Court refuses to trash warrant based on garbage can mining

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  The court determines if evidence from a warrantless trash search is admissible for attaining a search warrant

• Don't loan your Wi-Fi to sex offenders

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  The court determines if statements made by a subject were voluntary and whether they require a Miranda warning

• Window tint stop by the numbers supports seizure of 2 kilos of cocaine

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  An officer does not need a driver’s consent to conduct a dog sniff during a lawful traffic stop, if it does not prolong the stop

• Officers get qualified immunity, but not under the Fourth Amendment

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  The court held that the officers acted to “satisfy legitimate law enforcement objectives"

• Vulgar sidewalk chalk messages result in lawsuit against police

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  The court determines if an arrest of anti-police protestors had probable cause and whether it was retaliatory

• Did pointing guns amount to a de facto arrest?

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  The Court of Appeals determines whether a traffic stop resulted in a de facto arrest or was simply an investigatory detention

• Does failure to warn before shooting equal liability?

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  The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals rules on officers' failure to warn before shooting a suspect pointing a gun at them

• Cyber tips are subject to the private search doctrine

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  A recent case demonstrates the role of the private search doctrine in the new age of technology and the possibility of online searches

• Decision not to conduct DNA testing didn't defeat conviction

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  Does failure to collect DNA evidence change the outcome of a recent case or will eyewitness accounts be sufficient?

• This tailgating wasn't party time

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  Can an officer follow search and seizure procedures during a wall stop? The court decides in this recent case

• Video evidence, TASER device discharge weighed in court

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  When is a TASER device discharge considered excessive force? A recent case with video evidence considers the question

• The Monell claim story hour

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  A Monell claim against a police department was dismissed due to a lack of proven liability for the incident in question

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