Question: Can Police Disregard “No Trespassing” Signs & Other Clear Warning That Visitors Are NOT Welcome On The Property And Search It? Answer: It Depends On Reasonableness Of The Police Cond...
Do You Have To Stop When Involved In An Accident?
Question: Do You Have To Stop When You Are Involved In An Accident? Answer: Yes! Plus, You Can Go To Prison If You Don’t When Someone Is Seriously Injured!! Around 7:00 p.m. on a rainy evening in...
Can A Patdown Violate Fourth Amendment?
Question: Can A Patdown Search Following A Traffic Infraction Violated The Fourth Amendment? Answer: Yes, If There Is No Reasonable Suspicion Of Criminal Activity Or Reasonable Concern For The Offic...
Can Reasonable Inferences Support A Conviction Beyond A Reasonable Doubt?
Question: Can Reasonable Inferences Support A Conviction Beyond A Reasonable Doubt? Answer: Yes, When There Is Evidence That Allows For The Reasonable Inference! In 2012, a police officer was exitin...
Do You Have To Stop When Ordered To Do So By A Police Officer?
Question: Do You Have To Stop When Ordered To Do So By A Police Officer? Answer: Only If Officer Has “Reasonable Suspicion Or Probable Cause” criminal activity may be afoot. In 2012, Officer res...
What Is The Difference Between Criminal Intimidation And Harassment?
Question: What Is The Difference Between Criminal Intimidation And Harassment? Rakiea McCaskill had a relationship with Tamika Matlock’s (“Matlock”) husband, with whom she had a child. Accor...
Is A Car A “Place” Under The Criminal Recklessness Statute?
Garcia and Salazar were both members of the Vatos Locos gang until Salazar defected. Salazar and his uncle were in a car driving in downtown Goshen. While they were stopped at an intersection, a veh...
Will You Be Forced To Testify Against Yourself With The Granting Of Immunity?
Question: Will You Be Forced To Testify Against Yourself With The Granting Of Immunity? Answer: Not When a prosecutor has neither filed a charge, nor initiated a grand jury proceeding! In 2010, S.C....
Can The Police Bring A Drug Sniffing Dog To Your Front Door Without Probable Cause?
Question: Can The Police Bring A Drug Sniffing Dog To Your Front Door Without Probable Cause? Answer: Yes, since individuals do not harbor an expectation of privacy on a front porch where salesmen, ...
Probable Cause & Traffic Stops.
Question: Can a traffic stop be made by police when a car simply has had brief contact with the fog lines? Answer:No, officer needs more facts for reasonable suspicion of criminal activity. In 2011, ...