Legal
The Legal topic page on Police1 is a must-read for any officer, at any agency, who wants to stay up-to-date on the latest news. Every trial, verdict and court decision that has to do with cops will be covered on this page.
A 4th Circuit Court of Appeals case has led to policy revisions, training updates and questions as to the relevance of the 21-foot principle
Two recent cases underscore that the 21-foot principle is just a starting point for the evaluation of police use-of-force decisions when facing edged weapons
Failure to manage confidential criminal informants can lead to personal and municipal civil liability, and even criminal prosecution of officers
The officers were forced to call for backup because they could not subdue an out-of-control Thomas, the lawyer argued
Video recording of interrogations removes the secrecy of the interview and opens officers to scrutiny, says one law professor
According to the statements, the suspects broke into the victim’s basement, startling him, and accidentally fired when they tried hitting him with a gun
Warren was serving a prison sentence of nearly 26 years when a federal appeals court overturned his convictions
No charges have been filed against the man who police say felt threatened by the dark figure in his yard
A surveillance camera mounted inside the elevator proved the slip was a scam
The store owners didn’t believe she was kin of a slain NY cop because she was Vietnamese
Officer Ralph Dols was slain off-duty; he had married the mob boss’s ex-wife
W.Va. Supreme Court rules that Professional Standards records do not meet exception rule for FOIA requests from journalists, public
The jury announced the verdict and recommended the minimum four-year prison sentence after deliberating for about 11 hours over two days
Kevin Duck is accused of killing Dawna Natzke after leaving a holiday party in 2011
Attorney Eric Sanders says in a letter that he believes the officers who shot Miriam Carey last month mishandled the encounter
Police lawyer Lance LoRusso explains in his book When Cops Kill: The Aftermath of a Critical Incident that you should expect access, communication, and advice from your attorney
Alexander Villa, 25, was charged with fatally shooting Clifton Lewis during a botched robbery
Monroe Isadore, 107, was “seemingly confused” the day he fired five rounds at police as they attempted to negotiate, but ultimately returned fire
Del City police Capt. Randy Harrison has pleaded not guilty to first-degree manslaughter and faces up to life in prison if convicted
The man was charged with interfering with a police officer and charged a fine, which he plans to appeal
The officer allegedly sprayed pepper spray and use his baton on the suspect after he was handcuffed
Heath Moss, 33, is charged with two counts of criminally negligent homicide for the fatal 2011 crash
Scott M. Davis Jr., 23, was convicted of two counts of assault and armed criminal action for the drug-fueled beating of the cop and a woman
Mario Dion Woodward was sentenced to death in the fatal shooting of Montgomery Officer Keith Houts
Zimmerman denies her allegations and told police his girlfriend “has gone crazy”
The number of street stops under the police department’s heavily criticized stop-and-frisk tactic has plummeted 80 percent in recent months compared with the same time last year
Details of Zimmerman’s charges aren’t clear, but police were responding to a disturbance call at his girlfriend’s home
Lee Rigby, an off-duty soldier, was run over by a car, then stabbed repeatedly while walking back to his military barracks
A summary of the long awaited state police report will be released on Nov. 25
Sheriff’s Deputy Les Garcia says prosecutors cited insufficient evidence and didn’t know if they would continue investigating
His sententce brought a close to a case that exposed FBI corruption so deep that many people across the city thought he would never be brought to justice
