California Court of Appeal: Probation Condition Prohibiting Possession of Pornography Impermissibly Vague by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Court of Appeal of California, First Appellate District, held that a probation condition prohibiting possession of pornographic materials was impermissibly vague. Michael Gruis pleaded no contest to one count of possession …

Rhode Island Supreme Court: Conclusory Statutory Language to Describe Purported Child Porn Image Used to Support Search Warrant Affidavit Invalidates Warrant by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso The Supreme Court of Rhode Island held that the search warrant used to search a defendant’s home was invalid because the officer’s …

Image of Men Urinating on Grave Protected by First Amendment by Michael Fortino, Ph.D by Michael Fortino, Ph.D. Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (“TBI”) and officers with the Dickson Police Department would be well advised to take the time to read the Constitution of the United States, namely …