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.
With an officer’s future at stake, how does a prosecutor get proficient at fairly analyzing the situation in a hurry?
Proposition 47 downgraded a variety of crimes — such as burglary, shoplifting, and grand theft — from felonies to misdemeanors
Say goodbye to “positional asphyxia” and hello to genetic cardiac testing
The suit argues four officials pressured officer into retiring early in August 2010 after his email was hacked
Authorities have said that Holmes meticulously stockpiled ammunition and other gear and booby-trapped his apartment to kill, suggesting that he knew what he was doing
Officer Timothy Callahan is being accused of editing footage from his personal pen camera that recorded an encounter with police that turned deadly
Officer filed a lawsuit claiming he was suspended for disapproval of his artistic expression
A pro-gun charity has filed a federal lawsuit over posts that Honolulu police removed from their Facebook page
Federal appeals court allows Ga. to enforce key part of immigration law
An Army psychiatrist faces the death penalty if convicted in the attack on Fort Hood that killed 13
A man in a Ferrari was videotaped running over an officer’s foot after being issued a parking ticket in SoHo
A Missoula man shot himself with a hunting rifle a day after he was arrested
In wiretapped conversations, defendant indicated he shot Clairton officer James Kuzak, who is now paralyzed
Eleven police officers say they were removed from security detail so officers who worked on the mayoral campaign could replace them
Bills are being pushed to crack down on assault weapons and ammunition sales
Attorney claims officer misconduct, despite an investigation into the arrest being completed years ago
A Christian police captain told his chief his faith prevented him from attending a required cultural event put on by the Islamic Cultural Society
Albert Covarrubias Jr. was killed Jan. 29 during his attempted arrest by other officers
Departments considering the introduction of personal video recorders will commonly ask two questions
Police officers are required to stop only after developing reasonable suspicion and arrest only after establishing probable cause
A Southern California man called police about the opossum attacking his bulldogs
For Anders Breivik, a 21-year sentence for the wanton slaughter of 77 innocents was a victory and gave his monstrous act political credibility
Officers say they stopped a man because he appeared to be lurking near a neighbor’s home and had a bulge in his coat pocket
Plea came soon after a federal judge found that months of psychiatric treatment for schizophrenia made Loughner able to understand charges that he killed six people and wounded 13 others
Bill to limit parole was spurred in part by a veteran officer’s death in 2010
Law is meant to aid police in enforcing restricted privileges for young drivers
Kenneth Wade Harding, 19, fatally wounded himself while running away from officers
You can make a subject into a monster, ‘but until that monster does something monstrous, the law prohibits the use of deadly force’
In 2011, nearly half the beds in the nation’s civil detention system were in private facilities, up from just 10 percent a decade ago
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