Seventh Circuit: Medical Staff Not Government Agents in Warrantless Search
Author: Jim Chapman In the early morning hours on January 23, 2022, Defendant/Appellant Javares Hudson walked into the Carle BroMenn...
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Katie Armstrong
- Nov 1
- 5 min
The Eighth Circuit upholds a firearm conviction despite a case of mistaken identity.
Author: Jim Chapman In United States v. Lemon, 2023 WL 6857244 (8th Cir. Oct. 18, 2023), the United States Court of Appeals for the Eight...
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George Perez
- Oct 11
- 4 min
Untangling the Web of Garrity Use Immunity: An Easy-to-Follow Guide
Author: George Perez When it comes to safeguarding the rights of law enforcement officers during internal affairs investigations, one...
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Jim Chapman
- Oct 3
- 8 min
The Second Circuit holds that officer must face suit for a strip search and delaying a release.
Author: Jim Chapman On the morning of June 5, 2014, Plaintiff/Appellant Christopher Murphy was sitting on a bus at the County...
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Jim Chapman
- Sep 4
- 7 min
The Tenth Circuit finds that the Defendant validly waived his Miranda rights.
Author: Jim Chapman In United States v. Jones, 2023 WL 5527953 (10th Cir. Aug. 28, 2023), the United States District Court for the...
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George Perez
- Aug 24
- 3 min
Seven Essential Steps of Due Process “A Guide for Supervisors & Policy Makers”
Author: George Perez In any fair and equitable workplace, the concept of "just cause" due process is paramount. Just cause and due...
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Jim Chapman
- Aug 10
- 8 min
Officers are immune from suit for executing a no-knock warrant on the wrong apartment.
Author: Jim Chapman In Penate v. Sullivan, ___ F.4th ___, 2023 WL 4446361 (1st Cir. July 11, 2023), Plaintiff/Appellant Isaura Penate...
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Jim Chapman
- Jul 2
- 7 min
7th Circuit: Limited Privacy Rights for Home Confinement
Author: Jim Chapman In United States v. Beechler, 68 F.4th 358 (7th Cir. 2023), Defendant Travis Lee Beechler and his girlfriend, Kimia...
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Jim Chapman
- Jun 1
- 6 min
The Fifth Circuit holds that the Defendant did not abandon his interests in his gun by tossing it...
Author: Jim Chapman Defendant Albert Ramirez Ramirez was convicted in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas...
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Jim Chapman
- May 1
- 5 min
A Drunken Miranda Waiver is Still a Waiver
Author: Jim Chapman In September 2019, staff at a hotel in Camdenton, Missouri, called the police about an occupant who refused to leave...
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Jim Chapman
- Apr 3
- 7 min
Wearing skinny jeans does not give reasonable suspicion
Author: Jim Chapman On February 3, 2019, at approximately 5:30 p.m., Officer Stephen Butler—an eight-year veteran of the Richmond...
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Jim Chapman
- Mar 1
- 7 min
The Ninth Circuit holds that police officers violated the Fourth Amendment by removing the Defendant
Author: Jim Chapman In United States v. Baker, ___ F.4th ___, 2023 WL 1095359, (9th Cir. Jan. 30, 2023), the United States Court of...
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Jim Chapman
- Feb 1
- 9 min
Community Caretaking and Inventory Searches
Author: Jim Chapman In United States v. Anderson, 56 F.4th 748 (9th Cir. 2022), the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit...
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Jim Chapman
- Jan 4
- 12 min
Hit and Hold
Author: Jim Chapman In October 2018, DEA agents met with a confidential informant who told them that Defendant Troy Alexander was...
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Jim Chapman
- Dec 6, 2022
- 9 min
The Fourth Circuit holds that a police officer did not mislead the Defendant into waiving his Sixth.
Author: Jim Chapman After a tortured procedural history, the case of United States v. Medley, 34 4th 326 (4th Cir. 2022), returned to the...
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Jim Chapman
- Oct 31, 2022
- 6 min
Sixth Circuit holds evidence admissible despite rogue search of nearby trailer
Author: Jim Chapman In United States v. Torres, 2022 WL 13983627 (6th Cir. Oct. 24, 2022), the United States Court of Appeals for the...
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Jim Chapman
- Oct 5, 2022
- 9 min
No qualified immunity for officers who stopped car with obscured temporary tag
Author: Jim Chapman In Clinton v. Garrett, 2022 WL 4362171 (8th Cir. Sept. 21, 2022), three Des Moines, Iowa, police officers stopped...
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Jim Chapman
- Sep 6, 2022
- 7 min
Probing tactile examination constituted a warrantless search in violation of the Fourth Amendment
Author: Jim Chapman Defendant Nathaniel Johnson was traveling east on a Greyhound bus that stopped in Albuquerque, New Mexico, for...
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Jim Chapman
- Aug 1, 2022
- 4 min
Tenth Circuit joins six other circuits in holding that it’s ok to video the police.
Author: Jim Chapman In Irizarry v. Yehia, ___ F.4th ___, 2022 WL 2659462 (10th Cir. July 11, 2022), the United States Court of Appeals...
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Jim Chapman
- Jun 30, 2022
- 7 min
Search of a Hotel Hallway
Author: Jim Chapman In United States v. Lewis, ___ F.4d ___, 2022 WL 2206888 (7th Cir. June 21, 2022), the Defendant Dewayne Lewis asked...
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