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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
Does failure to collect DNA evidence change the outcome of a recent case or will eyewitness accounts be sufficient?
Can an officer follow search and seizure procedures during a wall stop? The court decides in this recent case
When is a TASER device discharge considered excessive force? A recent case with video evidence considers the question
A Monell claim against a police department was dismissed due to a lack of proven liability for the incident in question
Plaintiffs bringing a Monell claim against a municipality or department face a challenge of satisfying all the elements of such a claim
The 1st Circuit Court of Appeals determines the legality of a vehicle frisk done on an objective, and not subjective, basis
A recent case offers a look into the Federal Rules of Evidence, including the prior bad acts evidence rule
In a recent case, the court determines if there was reasonable suspicion for a school resource officer to conduct an investigative stop
The court rules on a warrantless seizure of a man’s firearms after he was taken for a mental health evaluation
The court rules on the legality of a two-step interrogation technique in which officers “ask first, warn second” in this recent case