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State v. Williams 2015 Ohio 3968

Question: Can a suspect give a knowing, intelligent and voluntary waiver of his Miranda rights, despite being on medication for bipolar disorder and depression? 

10/23/2015

State v. Cash 2015 Ohio 3792

Question: Can a police officer approach and request identification from someone who appears to be loitering in an RTA hub for several hours?

10/23/2015

State v. Foster 2015 Ohio 3401

Question: Are officers permitted to search any area for evidence of criminal activity while conducting a sweep of a residence for possible intruders? 

9/18/2015

Salgado v. Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office 2015 Ohio 3387

Question: Can a sheriff’s office deny a carrying concealed weapon (CCW) application on the sole basis of an applicant being convicted on a misdemeanor of the fourth degree drug paraphernalia charge for possessing a marijuana pipe? 

9/18/2015

State v. Taylor 2015 Ohio 3252

Question: Can officers continue to search a vehicle after discovering the contraband that prompted the search?

9/18/2015

State v. Salinas 2015 Ohio 3501

Question: Can an officer continue to interrogate a suspect after locating contraband and placing him in handcuffs? 

9/18/2015

Probable Cause: State v. Raphael, 2015 Ohio 3179

Question:  Can an officer continue to detain occupants of a vehicle despite a canine’s non-alert during an open-air sniff? 

8/26/2015

Request for Counsel: State v. Cherryholmes, 2015 Ohio 3063 July 29, 2015

Question: What constitutes a suspect’s request for counsel requiring an officer to terminate a custodial interrogation?

8/26/2015

Protective Sweeps: U.S. v. McMillian, Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, May 22, 2015

Question: When a suspect is arrested on his porch, can officers conduct a protective sweep inside the home?

8/26/2015

Miranda Warnings: State v. Duhamel, 2015 Ohio 3145

Question: Are Miranda warnings required when police questioning takes place at the unarrested suspect’s kitchen table as a search warrant is being executed in the suspect’s home?

8/26/2015

Search and Seizure (Traffic Stops and Statutory Jurisdiction): State v. Brown

Question: Can officers make stops for minor misdemeanor traffic offenses outside of their statutory jurisdiction or authority?

7/15/2015

Search and Seizure (Hotel Guest Registries): City of Los Angeles v. Patel

Question: Does a municipal code that allows police to inspect hotel guest records on demand violate the Fourth Amendment? 

7/15/2015

Search and Seizure (Personal Knowledge and Reasonable Suspicion): State v. Freeman

Question: Must an officer personally observe a traffic violation in order to have reasonable suspicion to stop the vehicle?   

7/15/2015

Search and Seizure (Consensual Encounters, Warrant Checks): State v. Tabler

Question: Can a consensual encounter become a seizure when an officer retains identification information and conducts a warrant check?

7/15/2015

Search and Seizure (Open Carry): Northrup v. City of Toledo Police Department

Question: If someone is openly carrying a firearm, can an officer conduct a Terry stop and frisk and disarm the person?

6/19/2015

Search and Seizure (Warrantless Home Entry, Noise Complaint, Exigency): State of Ohio v. Gorden

Question: Can an officer prevent someone from closing their door by placing their foot in the doorway without an exception to the warrant requirement? 

6/19/2015

Search and Seizure (Terry Stop and Frisk): State v. Holder III

Question: Can an officer automatically conduct a pat-down before placing a subject in his patrol car?   

6/19/2015

Search and Seizure (Traffic Stops, Extending Stop to Conduct Dog Sniff): Rodriguez v. United States

Question: Can an officer extend a traffic stop solely to conduct a dog sniff?

5/21/2015

Search and Seizure (Consent Search, Passenger’s Belongings): State v. Chojnowski

Question: If a vehicle owner consents to the search of his vehicle, can you search a container that belongs to a passenger?

5/21/2015

Search and Seizure (Reasonable suspicion, Terry Stop and Frisk): State of Ohio v. Ross

Question:  Can an anonymous tip that is corroborated by an officer’s training, experience, and on-scene observations support reasonable articulable suspicion of criminal activity?

5/21/2015

Search and Seizure (Warrantless Home Entries, Exigent Circumstances, Hot Pursuit): State v. Lowe

Question: Can an officer enter an enclosed back porch to arrest a suspect without a warrant?

5/21/2015

Close Call Reporting: Why it’s Important for Officer Safety

Have you been on a call at night and entered a dark building without a flashlight? Have you escorted a prisoner on your gun side? Have you almost been involved in a traffic accident because a civilian didn’t stop when your lights and sirens were activated? If you answered yes, you have been involved in a Close Call.  

4/6/2015

Search & Seizure of Vehicles (Mistakes of Law and Investigatory Stops): Heien v. North Carolina

Question: If you stop someone based on your misinterpretation of the law, is the stop valid?

4/6/2015

Proper Protocol (Search Warrants & State Databases): State of Ohio v. Myers

Question:  Do you need a warrant to search a State database?

4/6/2015

Search & Seizure (Preemptive Seizure of Property Without Search Warrant): State of Ohio v. Welch

Question:  Can you seize property that may contain evidence without a warrant if you fear it will be destroyed or discarded? 

4/6/2015
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