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...
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, ...
Contempt Of Court Is The Disobedience Of The Court’s Authority, Justice and Dignity
In 2012, the State criminally charged Mr. Schultz and Ms. Wilson. Later, Wilson pled guilty and was sentenced to 6 years in prison. The State then filed a motion for grant of use immunity for Wilson w...
Your Constitutional Rights, Search & Seizure And Sobriety Checkpoints
Question: In Indiana, are sobriety checkpoints a per se unconstitutional search and seizure of potential drunk drivers? Answer: NO. In 1999, the police conducted a sobriety checkpoint in Mishawaka. ...