Search Warrants

Search Warrants Anyone that’s watched television has at least a vague notion of the purpose of a search warrant. In general terms, a search warrant is provided by a judge and authorizes law enforcement personnel to search for specific items at specific location during...

When Can Police Stop and Frisk You?

TERRY V. OHIO The Supreme Court approved police seizures and frisks of suspects on the street when police have: Specific and articulable facts taken together with rational inferences from those facts reasonably warranting suspicious criminal conduct. When the police...

RAISING FEDERAL ISSUES

  RAISING FEDERAL ISSUES IN A STATE COURT PROSECUTION CAN TURN A LOSER CASE INTO A NOT GUILTY VERDICT   All state courts must follow the U.S. Constitution.  However, if your attorney fails to argue that your federal rights were violated by the local police,...