by David M. Reutter

The Supreme Court of Iowa reversed a motion court’s denial of a motion to suppress. The Court held a police officer failed to develop a reasonable suspicion of other criminal activity before unreasonably prolonging a traffic stop.

Johnson County Sheriff Office Deputy Cody …

by David M. Reutter

A Texas judge, Ramona Franklin, declared Otis Mallet “actually innocent” of selling crack cocaine to a Houston police officer, saying “What a miscarriage of justice we have all witnessed with your case, Mr. Mallet.”

That finding may be the tip of the iceberg …

by David M. Reutter

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held the search of a home listed as the residence of a parolee was legal despite the fact the parolee no longer lived at the residence. The Court further found the conditions of supervised release …

by David M. Reutter

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled that an attorney rendered ineffective assistance of counsel by advising the defendant that the crime to which he was pleading guilty carried a “mere possibility” of deportation when, in fact, it carried mandatory deportation.

by David Reutter

The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed an Oklahoma federals district court's order vacating a sentencing classification as an armed career criminal. The court also affirmed the classification as a career offender.

Before the Court were appeals brought by …