The Justice Department said Tuesday it is curtailing federal agents' use of "no-knock" warrants — which allow law enforcement agents to enter a home without announcing their presence — and would also prohibit its agents from using chokeholds in most circumstances.
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BENCH BLOG: Court finds tip from social media is same as from citizen informant
Is a tip to law enforcement from Tumblr.com equivalent to a tip from an anonymous police informant or a tip from an identified citizen informant?
Read More »Court: Police can pursue drivers into their garages
The Wisconsin Supreme Court says a sheriff's deputy was within his rights when he chased a driver into his garage without a warrant over a broken taillight.
Read More »US justices limit cellphone searches after arrests
In a strong defense of digital age privacy, a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that police may not generally search the cellphones of people they arrest without first getting search warrants.
Read More »Appeals court allows warrant obtained on improper grounds
Evidence that was obtained illegally does not immediately invalidate a search warrant, if the requesting officer believed he or she was acting lawfully at the time, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.
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2012AP336-CR State v. Tate
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2012AP235-CR State v. Ellis
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2012AP339-CR State v. Baker
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2011AP682-CR State v. Sammon
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2011AP1564-CR State v. Bethly
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2011AP1671-CR State v. Busanet-Perez
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2012AP223-CR State v. Holub
Read More »Wis. court upholds search of felon’s property
Authorities have a right to search a felon's property for guns, even though they have no cause or suspicion to do so, the Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled.
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2010AP1551-CR State v. Williams
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11-1863 U.S. v. Burgard
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2010AP2693-CR State v. Grantham
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2011AP356-CR State v. Gonzalez-Navarro
Read More »10-1612 U.S. v. Norris
Search and Seizure Search warrants; execution Use of a taser does not render execution of a search warrant unreasonable. “Officer Young’s actions were reasonable. Mr. Norris not only exhibited behavior consistent with an intent to discard evidence, he also engaged in actions that suggested he was reaching for a weapon. At this point, Officer Young had every reason to be ...
Read More »10-2409 Johnson v. Manitowoc County
Civil Rights Search warrants; reasonableness Officers are not required to use the least possible destructive means to execute a search warrant. “Johnson argues that the officers’ use of the jackhammer violates the reasonableness standard of the Fourth Amendment. He contends that the officers should have used a diamond or carbide-bladed saw, which would have resulted in less damage to the ...
Read More »2010AP1101-CR State v. Aderholdt
Search and Seizure Search warrants; probable cause Richard Aderholdt appeals a judgment convicting him of manufacturing THC with intent to deliver and maintaining a drug trafficking place. He argues that the circuit court erred when it denied his motion to suppress evidence seized pursuant to a search warrant because the affidavit in support of the warrant failed to establish probable ...
Read More »2010AP98-CR State v. Williams
Search and Seizure Search warrants; staleness Demonn S. Williams appeals from a judgment of conviction entered upon his guilty pleas to two felonies. The issue is whether the circuit court erroneously denied his motion to suppress evidence found when police executed a search warrant at his home. Williams contends that the search warrant was invalid because it rested on stale ...
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