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Research Needed: Do Drug Dogs Respond to Drugs or Handler?
by Christopher Zoukis
The use of drug detecting dogs in law enforcement is ubiquitous across the country. They are a popular tool among police agencies, because a drug dog’s “alert” provides the probable cause necessary to legally search a vehicle without warrant or permission. But are these alerts a response ...
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- Massachusetts Supreme Court: Sleeping Juror Is “Structural Error,” Requires Intervention, by Dale Chappell
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- California Court of Appeal: Prior Felony Does Not Convert “Wobbler” Into Felony, by Dale Chappell
- Idaho Supreme Court: Suspicionless Fishing Expeditions Not Tolerated, by David Reutter
- Georgia Supreme Court Instructs Federal Courts on Its Habeas Review Process, by Richard Resch
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- After 21-Year Imprisonment, Wrongfully Convicted Nevada Man Pardoned, by Christopher Zoukis
- First Circuit: Plain Error Standard Met When Trial Court Emphasized Erroneous Jury Instruction, by Dale Chappell
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- Silence: The Bureau of Prisons’ Pathetic Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, June 1, 2020
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