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10th Circuit: Observation of Stack of 15 Credit Cards Does Not Provide Police With Probable Cause to Examine Name on Cards for Evidence of a Crime
by Christopher Zoukis
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit reversed a lower court’s decision to deny a motion to suppress because the search that led to the discovery of illegal materials lacked probable cause. The December 28, 2017, opinion sent the case back to …
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- News in Brief
- 10th Circuit: Observation of Stack of 15 Credit Cards Does Not Provide Police With Probable Cause to Examine Name on Cards for Evidence of a Crime, by Christopher Zoukis
- Idaho Supreme Court Orders Acquittal for Insufficient Identification of Drug, by Matthew Clarke
- $10 Million Award for California Man Wrongfully Imprisoned, by Derek Gilna
- Ninth Circuit: Violations Alleged After Expiration of Supervised Release Term Must be Factually Related to Pre-Expiration Allegation, by Richard Resch
- Delaware Supreme Court Describes What Constitutes ‘Effective’ Counsel at Sentencing, by Dale Chappell
- Golden State Killer Suspect Arrest Opens Floodgates for Law Enforcement Use of DNA Websites, by Steve Horn
- Pennsylvania Supreme Court Holds Any Search of Cellphone Requires Warrant, by Dale Chappell
- Wyoming Supreme Court Adopts ‘Castle Doctrine’ for Cohabitants, by Dale Chappell
- Ninth Circuit Reverses Conviction for Transporting an Illegal Alien Due to Improper Jury Instruction, by Christopher Zoukis
- Eleventh Circuit Clarifies When a Court Must Conduct Resentencing Following § 2255 Relief, by Dale Chappell
- California Court of Appeal Rejects Gang Enhancement Based on Expert Witness’ Case-Specific Hearsay Evidence, by Christopher Zoukis
- Third Circuit Reverses Occupational Restriction in Excess of Statutory Maximum for Supervised Release, by Matthew Clarke
- New Mexico Supreme Court Reverses Convictions Based on Double Jeopardy Violations, by Christopher Zoukis
- Virginia Supreme Court Grants Relief Under Revised Actual Innocence Statute, by Dale Chappell
- Colorado High Court Clarifies Crime-Fraud Exception to Attorney-Client Privilege, by Dale Chappell
- Florida Supreme Court Announces SOL Defense Must be Raised at Trial to Preserve Issue for Direct Appeal, by Richard Resch
- California Supreme Court Vacates Conviction and Death Sentence After Experts Recant Testimony, by Dale Chappell
- Colorado Supreme Court: ‘Entry of Judgment’ for New Trial Motion Means Both Conviction and Imposition of Sentence, by Dale Chappell
- Vermont Supreme Court: Defendant Cannot be Compelled to Submit to Competency Evaluation by State’s Expert, by David Reutter
- Ninth Circuit: California Carjacking Not a Crime of Violence Post-Johnson, by Christopher Zoukis
- Ohio Supreme Court: Prisoner Entitled to Results of Post-Conviction DNA Profile, by Matthew Clarke
- No Increase in Murder Rate for Civilians or Police Following Abolition of Death Penalty, by Matthew Clarke
- Execution Numbers Down in 2017, by Christopher Zoukis
- Minnesota Supreme Court: Prisoner Entitled to Appointed Attorney for One Review of Conviction, Even When It’s Not a Direct Appeal, by Christopher Zoukis
- Web-Based Database Exposes Depth and Breadth of Police Criminality, by Derek Gilna
- Sixth Circuit: Statute of Limitations for § 1983 Claim Accrues When Criminal Proceedings are Terminated, by Christopher Zoukis
- DOJ: Police Shooting Family Dogs has Become ‘Epidemic’, by Dale Chappell
- New Mexico Supreme Court Holds SCOTUS Prohibition Against Warrantless Blood Tests in DWI Cases Applies Retroactively, by Matthew Clarke
- S.C. Supreme Court Rules Counsel’s Failure to Recognize Ex Post Facto Issue in Advising Defendant to Accept Plea Deal Constituted IAC, by Dale Chappell
- Alabama’s Most Populous County Reaches Bail Reform Settlement, But Problems Could Persist, by Steve Horn
- Sixth Circuit Suppresses Evidence Where Triggering Event Specified in Anticipatory Search Warrant Never Occurred, by Richard Resch
- Philly Prosecutor’s ‘Do Not Call’ List Released; Names Cops Not to Call to the Stand, by Christopher Zoukis
- Ohio Supreme Court: Policy of Inventory Search Upon Arrest Does Not Empower Police to Retrieve Property from Area Protected by Fourth Amendment, by Dale Chappell
- Texas Court of Criminal Appeals: Lawyer’s Failure to Advise Client of Opinion Making It Impossible for State to Meet Its Burden of Proof Constitutes Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, by Matthew Clarke
- Do Black Lives Matter in the Supreme Court?, by Michael Avery
- SCOTUS Adopts ‘Look Through’ Methodology for Federal Courts in Determining State Court’s Rationale for Unexplained Habeas Decision, by Richard Resch
- Cell-Site Simulators: Police Use Military Technology to Reach out and Spy on You, by Christopher Zoukis
More from Christopher Zoukis:
- The Contraband Wars Prison authorities target books and mail, miss the goods coming through the staff door, July 1, 2021
- Trump v. Biden on Criminal Justice, Oct. 1, 2020
- Coronavirus in Prison: The Cruel Reality, Aug. 1, 2020
- With Lives of Immigrant Detainees at Risk to COVID-19, Federal Judge Forces ICE’s Hand, July 1, 2020
- A Nation on the Brink, June 15, 2020
- Federal Court Slams Michigan Jail for Bungling COVID-19 Pandemic, Demands Names of Vulnerable Prisoners for Release, June 1, 2020
- Silence: The Bureau of Prisons’ Pathetic Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, June 1, 2020
- New York Judge Orders Release of 18 Rikers Island Detainees Due to COVID-19 Risk, June 1, 2020
- Coronavirus: A Nationwide Survey of the Push for Early Release as Pandemic Fears Grow, May 1, 2020
- California Three-Judge Court Denies Emergency Motion to Reduce Prison Population During Pandemic, May 1, 2020
More from these topics:
- Arizona’s Secret Mass Surveillance System: An Obscure Financial Database Amasses Millions of Financial Records in the Shadows, July 1, 2025. Searches, Search and Seizure, Warrants, Continuing Financial Crimes Enterprise (CFCE), Domestic Financial Institution.
- Seven TDCJ Prison Guards Arrested in Alleged Smuggling Ring, June 1, 2025. Guard Misconduct, Searches, Prison Conditions.
- Seventh Circuit Rejects Retaliation Claim Based on Suspicious Timing Alone, Oct. 4, 2020. Retaliation, Searches, Failure to Protect (General), First Amendment, rights.
- Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court: When Exit Order is Unlawful, Evidence Obtained from Subsequent Search Must be Suppressed, Feb. 18, 2020. Searches.
- California Court of Appeal: Electronics Searching Condition Struck in Mandatory Supervision Case, Feb. 18, 2020. Searches.
- First Circuit Vacates Conviction Because Sister had Neither Actual nor Apparent Authority to Consent to Search of Brother’s Bags, Jan. 21, 2020. Searches, Fourth Amendment, rights.
- Idaho Supreme Court: Where Police Were Unaware of Probationer’s Fourth Amendment Waiver Until After Unreasonable Search, Waiver Won’t Make Search Reasonable, Jan. 21, 2020. Searches, Police, Fourth Amendment, rights.
- Georgia Supreme Court: Warrantless Search of Vehicle’s Airbag Control Module is Unconstitutional, Dec. 18, 2019. Misconduct/Corruption, Police Misconduct, Searches, Police Searches.
- California Supreme Court: Where Electronics Search Condition of Probation Is Not Reasonably Related to Future Criminality, Condition Is Invalid, Nov. 18, 2019. Searches.
- Alaska State Supreme Court Rules Due Process Afforded to Prisoners Seeking Laundry Job Reinstatement, Oct. 28, 2019. Searches, Money/Property, Fair Labor Standards Act, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights.
