Subscribe
Magazine + Enews
Enews
Command
Procedures & Policies
Technology
Training
Patrol
Point of Law
Investigations
Weapons
Vehicle Ops
Special Units
Directory
Search
Article
Blog
Event
Media Gallery
News
Podcast
Press Release
Product
Video
Webinar
Whitepaper
Command
Investigations
Patrol
Point of Law
Procedures & Policies
Special Units
Technology
Training
Vehicle Ops
Weapons
Enter search phrase
Search
344 Results
Patrol
Defense Attorneys Establish "Bad Cop" Database
The largest organization of public defenders in the country is building a “bad cop” database, aimed at helping defense attorneys question the credibility of police officers in court. The database was created by the Legal Aid Society, a New York–based nonprofit that represents an average of 230,000 people per year with a staff of more than 650 lawyers.
February 16, 2015
Patrol
Portland Attempted Bomber's Attorneys Try Entrapment Defense
The defense claims a man identified only as "Bill Smith" and working on behalf of the government sent e-mails to Mohamud a year before the attempted bombing.
May 8, 2011
Technology
Smartphones: How Defense Attorneys Can Use Discovery Rules To Ensnare You
Because smartphone technology is relatively new, the Supreme Court has not decided a case that specifically addresses the question of what types of law enforcement smartphone records are discovery material.
May 31, 2011
Patrol
Calif. DA: Fatal OIS Was Self Defense
The fatal officer-involved shooting of a Vallejo man in September outside his sisters' home was a case of self-defense, the Solano County District Attorney's Office announced Wednesday.
June 12, 2013
Technology
Hard Drive Evidence Tested in New Project
Defense attorneys often challenge law enforcement's use of image tools to copy suspects' computer hard drive files for evidence.
September 15, 2002
Patrol
Woman Gets 7 Months for Supplying Gun Used to Kill Pa. Trooper
A federal judge sentenced Emily Gross, who had obtained a plea bargain in the case. A U.S. district judge and defense attorneys had recommended 12 months house arrest.
May 1, 2011
Patrol
Portland Police "Most Arrested" List Faces ACLU Challenge
For the first time since Portland police created a secret list five years ago identifying the 35 most-frequently arrested petty criminals in the city's core, the American Civil Liberties Union and a trio of defense attorneys are challenging its constitutionality.
January 8, 2009
Patrol
Heroin, Meth Possession Now Misdemeanors in California
Now that the citizens of California have voted to reduce punishments, police agencies, defense attorneys, prosecutors, and even some advocates are scrambling to figure out exactly how it is going to work.
November 6, 2014
Patrol
Judge Dismisses OIS Murder Charge Against Former Philly Officer
Defense attorneys called the shooting justified. They said the officer thought the man had a gun and that bodycam footage shows the driver holding a knife by his right leg.
September 26, 2023
Technology
Forensic Scientists Link Suspect's DNA to Dallas Rape in 'Shotgun Bandit' Trial
The prosecution introduced two forensic scientists who testified about DNA they said linked Ledbetter to the 2006 rape in Far North Dallas. Defense attorneys attempted to undermine the scientific evidence, asking if another lab might have come up with a different conclusion.
October 14, 2009
Patrol
Wisconsin Officer Justified in 3 Fatal Shootings Resigns
Mensah, who has been suspended since July 15, has shot and killed three people in the line of duty in the last five years. All three of those shootings have been ruled justified self-defense by the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office, including the most recent one in February.
November 18, 2020
Point of Law
L.A. County DA GascĂłn Hires Cop Hating Public Defender as High-Ranking Prosecutor
The Los Angeles Police Protective League issued a statement on the hiring that reads in part: "Once again, GascĂłn is thumbing his nose at crime victims by hiring someone who wants to abolish prisons, defund public safety, and who has expressed outright hatred toward police officers. ...do we really need criminal defense attorneys on both sides of the aisle?"
February 25, 2021
Technology
Kwan Software Engineering VeriPic Digital Photo Lab 4.0
If you are shooting crime and accident scenes with digital cameras and haven't run into a legal challenge yet, it's probably only a matter of time until your local defense attorneys get more aggressive about questioning your evidentiary images.
November 30, 2004
Patrol
Subject Killed in New Year's 2009 BART Incident Had Criminal Past
Defense attorneys representing Officer Johannes Mehserle in a murder trial that begins Wednesday in Los Angeles plan to call to the stand a San Leandro, Calif., police officer who says Oscar Grant ran from him and a fellow officer with a loaded pistol in 2006 after a traffic stop, forcing the officers to shock him with a Taser and then kick him when he wouldn't put his hands behind his back.
May 31, 2010
Patrol
Attorneys for Accused Florida Cop Killer Allege Misconduct by Arresting Officers
In the motion, the defense team wants to depose Orlando Police Deputy Chief Doug Goerke (then lieutenant), who they say devised the plan to use Clayton’s handcuffs to take Loyd into custody. The motion claims Goerke made the decision for the police department to take over the arrest and give them the opportunity to use deadly force.
March 10, 2020
Patrol
Oklahoma Reserve Deputy's Attorneys Release Training Records
The records for the reserve deputy include certificates showing what training he received, job evaluation reports and weapons training and qualification records dating to 2008.
April 20, 2015
Patrol
Attorneys for Accused Maryland Cop Killer Blame Officer’s “Aggression” for “Accident”
Gordon said he wants to know why Caprio demonstrated “aggression” toward Harris and why she drew her weapon during what “amounted to a traffic stop.” Gordon said his client couldn’t see where he was going when he ducked as Caprio fired her gun, and he hit the gas.
May 28, 2018
Technology
A Second Set of Eyes
Police agencies have come to depend on in-car video systems to capture each shift on camera. Not only do these devices provide a way to document events that take place in and around patrol cars, but new technology makes the recorded proof even more ironclad when scrutinized by defense attorneys and jury members.
April 30, 2005
Page 1 of 20
Next Page