Ep. 105 - Stopping an Armed Person - Lawful or Unlawful?

This week, the Court of Appeals ruled on whether an officer can stop someone on suspicion of carrying a handgun concealed. The ruling appears to contradict a ruling from 2020 - today we examine what is happening here.

This week, the Virginia Court of Appeals reversed a Murder conviction and reversed a child rape conviction, both for Miranda violations. We talk about what happened and what we can learn from these rulings about the right to remain silent and potentially coercive tactics.

This month, the 4th Circuit issued a significant ruling on social media warrants. Today, we dive into the case and talk about lessons for how courts will evaluate warrants for electronic data.

Today, we look at a case involving the search of clothing collected from a hospital ER, and what it teaches us about how to analyze complicated 4th Amendment questions.

Today we talk about several recent cases discussing if and when a phone can be seized in "plain view" as containing evidence of a crime.

Today, for episode 100, we have a special guest and will take a look back at Terry v. Ohio.

This week, the Court of Appeals reversed a decision to suppress evidence in a Robbery stop, after already reconsidering the case, and ruling to suppress evidence in the co-defendant's case. Why was this case so controversial?

In Part III of our ECO/TDO series, we examine the question of whether an ECO order provides authority to force entry into a residence.

Today, we continue talking about how courts judge use of force in ECO/TDO cases, and examine three cases in depth on this issue.

In August, the Virginia Court of Appeals affirmed a Battery conviction for a police officer in an ECO case. Today, we start talking about the standards for use of force in an ECO/TDO case.