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Defendant Constructively Possessed Firearms Sold to Undercover Officer
United States v. Rungaray 2012 WL 4748708 (9th Cir. 2012) Defendant constructively possessed firearms he sold [...]
Child Protection Act of 2012 Passed
On Monday of this week, the U.S. Senate unanimously approved legislation authored by House Judiciary [...]
Requiring a Suspect to Wait for Drug Dog at the Scene Was Unreasonable
Requiring a suspect to wait 1:15 (one hour and fifteen minutes) on the side of [...]
Police Officer’s Failure to Knock and Announce Violated 4th Amendment
Police Officer’s Failure to Knock and Announce Violated Fourth Amendment – Officers Were Unreasonable in [...]
Cop’s “Weapons Frisk” of Locked Vehicle Deemed Improper
Defendant was parked and approached by an officer. The officer asked Defendant to step out [...]
Colorado Legalizes Recreational Use of Marijuana – Law Update
COLORADO LEGALIZES RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA – LAW UPDATE Amendment 64 allowing the legalization of recreational use [...]
Contractor, Pinned by Backhoe, Dies in Galveston Shipyard
GALVESTON — A Channelview man working at a Galveston shipyard died Monday afternoon in a [...]
Prior Juvenile Adjudication for Sexual Assault Did Not Qualify
United States v. Nielsen 2012 WL 3983770 (9th Cir. 2012) Prior juvenile adjudication for sexual [...]
Insufficient Findings to Support Reckless Endangerment Enhancement
United States v. Johnson 2012 WL 3890136 (11th Cir. 2012) Insufficient findings to support reckless [...]
Court Rules: Court Improperly Imposed Special Conditions of Supervision
United States v. Butler 2012 WL 4017378 (10th Cir. 2012) Court improperly imposed special conditions [...]