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.
If officers don’t understand the legal realities of these dicey situations, they run the risk of making matters worse
If legislatures, courts and prosecutors can’t agree on what Brady requires, is it any wonder officers and police departments are uncertain?
Jim and Doug explore reasons why the reporting of hate crimes is seemingly on the rise
The district attorney filed the notice of intent to seek the death penalty Wednesday after a special panel reviewed the case
Ariel Castro handed out fliers with the 14-year-old’s photo and performed music at a fundraiser held in her honor
Sean Lopes, a former science teacher, was charged with kidnapping and attempted murder before he fled the country
Robel Phillipos was charged last week and faces up to eight years in prison if convicted
Following the outcome of this case, Denver Police Department rapidly became — and continues to be — a model agency for both simulation training as well as live-fire perishable-skills training
The suspect was caught nearing the Mexico border after 5 days of searching for him
Both sides said in the court motion that they agree to allow him to be released under strict conditions, including home confinement and monitoring with an electronic bracelet
Lawyers for Robel Phillipos are asking a federal judge to release him from jail, saying he had nothing to do with the deadly bombings and isn’t a flight risk
He survived beatings, stabbings, and paved the way for harsher punishments for criminals who injure police K-9s in the future
Targets that look and sound like bombs are forcing neighbors to call 9-1-1, often in fear
The plea deal would have let him off with two years of anger management counseling and two days of community service
Bartholomew Granger testified in his own defense that he didn’t shoot a bystander when he opened fire on his daughter
Judy Clarke, a San Diego lawyer, has won life sentences instead of the death penalty for several high-profile clients
Rick Heltebrake filed a breach-of-contract suit claiming his call to the sheriff’s office directly led to Dorner’s hideout
A judge would have sole discretion in an immunity hearing to decide if Zimmerman is exempt from culpability in the shooting
What impact will Missouri v. McNeely have on DUI enforcement?
The suspect had meticulously planned the shooting two years ago by studying the 1997 North Hollywood shootout at a Los Angeles bank
Whistle-blowers took the stand in a civil rights case challenging some of the 5 million streets stops made by police in the last decade
The man was indicted on charges that could bring the death penalty if he is convicted in a fatal shooting and fiery crash that killed 3
St. Cloud Detective Clinton Wise and Officer Spencer Endsley narrowly escaped death two years ago
Chicago police officer Thomas Wortham IV was an Iraqi war veteran gunned down in front of his parents’ home
Tsarnaev made his first appearance before a magistrate judge where he was charged with conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction
Floyd Corkins II pleaded guilty to three charges stemming from an incident in which he entered the Family Research Council with a gun
State Police conclude there was no wrong-doing, and officers used minimal force in a Mardi Gras altercation
Are you prepared to be cross examined about lying during an investigation?
Kim Lene Williams was arrested early Wednesday, who’s husband has also been arrested for terroristic threats
The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that police usually must try to obtain a search warrant from a judge before ordering blood tests for drunken-driving suspects
Dorothy Canfield, who was jailed on a theft charge, wanted the prosecutor and his assistant DA killed
He is being held on $3 million bond as Texas authorities investigate the justice of the peace, who was once prosecuted by the DA
One occupant of the suspect’s vehicle was ejected from the car and died; both officers are okay
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