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Fourth Circuit: Police Request for ID Outside Valid Terry Stop Unconstitutional
by Anthony Accurso
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held officers lacked probable cause to arrest a motorist who failed to provide identification when officers stopped to help with car trouble.
On April 25, 2017, George Wingate III noticed the check engine light activated while …
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- Texas Court of Criminal Appeals: Good Faith Exception Inapplicable to Unsworn Search Warrant, by Anthony Accurso
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More from these topics:
- Wisconsin Supreme Court: Officer Violated Fourth Amendment by Exceeding Scope of Community Caretaking Function During Traffic Stop, Nov. 1, 2024. Traffic Stops, Terry Stops.
- SCOTUS Announces Existence of Probable Cause for One Charge in Criminal Proceeding Does Not Categorically Defeat Fourth Amendment Malicious-Prosecution Claim Relating to Another Baseless Charge, Aug. 1, 2024. Probable/Proximate Cause, False Arrrest/Malicious Prosecution, Terry Stops.
- Taxpayers Foot the Bill for Police Training on How to Violate Constitutional Rights, April 15, 2024. Contractor Misconduct, Police Misconduct, Police, Terry Stops, Suspicionless Searches.
- Fourth Circuit: Walking Past Unoccupied Home With Bulging Pocket and Attempting to Evade Neighborhood Tipster Insufficient for Reasonable Suspicion to Seize and Search, Feb. 15, 2024. Terry Stops, Pat Down Searches, No Suspicion of a Crime, Suspicionless Searches, Anonymous 911 Call.
- It’s Time for Jaywalking Laws to Take a Hike, March 16, 2023. Racial Discrimination, Settlements, Terry Stops.
- Fifth Circuit: District Court Erred in Finding That a Fourth Amendment Stop Did Not Occur, Jan. 15, 2023. Procedural Default/Error, Terry Stops.
- Kentucky Supreme Court: Officer’s History of Arresting Defendant on Multiple Occasions Constituted ‘Show of Authority’ That Defendant Was Not Free to Leave, Resulting in Unlawful Terry Stop, May 1, 2022. Police Misconduct, Terry Stops.
- $90,042.12 Awarded in Fees and Costs in Seattle Terry Stop Case, Oct. 20, 2020. Excessive Charges, Terry Stops.
- From Detroit: How Not to Use Facial Recognition in Policing, Sept. 15, 2020. witness misidentification, Racial Bias, Identification Evidence and Testimony.
- U.S. v. Goddard, No. 05-3080 (D.C. Cir.) (491 F.3d 457) (June 22, 2007) (Per Curiam), May 1, 2007. Punch And Jurists, Terry Stops.
