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Section: Point of Law
Point of Law
Biden Expected to Broaden No-Knock Warrant Restrictions on Federal Agencies
The Justice Department announced in September that it was curtailing the use of “no-knock” warrants by its federal agents. Psaki said Biden is now weighing an expansion to other federal agencies. Agents and officers in Homeland Security, for example, also use the tactic.
February 8, 2022
Point of Law
Point of Law: Recent Rulings on Exigency
A 2021 case involving an Iowa police department reveals how the Supreme Court is refining the exigent circumstances exemption.
February 2, 2022
Point of Law
Editorial: Crime and No Punishment
District attorneys in some cities have become advocates for emptying the jails and not for public safety.
January 28, 2022
Point of Law
4 Federally Charged in Killing of Off-Duty LAPD Officer
Sheriff Alex Villanueva said investigators brought the case to Los Angeles County prosecutors, but because District Attorney George GascĂłn had previously pledged to stop seeking gang enhancements in prosecutions, detectives took the case to federal authorities.
January 14, 2022
Point of Law
Baltimore City Prosecutor Mosby Faces Federal Perjury Charges
A federal grand jury returned the indictment Thursday charging Mosby on federal charges of perjury and making false mortgage applications, relating to the 2020 purchases of two vacation homes in Florida.
January 14, 2022
Point of Law
WA Democrats Propose Bills to Clarify Police Reform Laws
Law enforcement officials have been critical of the new laws since they went into effect in July, saying officers can no longer respond to certain crimes, such as a mental health crisis or domestic violence dispute; if a crime that has not been committed yet; or cannot arrest a suspect unless the officer witnesses the crime.
January 12, 2022
Point of Law
NJ Bill Would Allow Officers to Review Video Before Writing Reports for Some Incidents
Police would still have to write initial summaries from memory in cases where somebody died.
January 11, 2022
Point of Law
Facebook Sued Over Politically Motivated Murder of Officer
According to Facebook messages obtained by federal prosecutors, Carrillo met Robert Alvin Justus Jr., the driver of the vehicle from which he is alleged to have opened fire on Underwood, through Facebook groups for the Boogaloo movement.
January 7, 2022
Point of Law
New York City's New DA Plans to Stop Seeking Prison Sentences for Many Crimes
In cases where prosecutors do seek to put a convict behind bars, the request can be for no more than 20 years for a determinate sentence, meaning one that can’t be reviewed or changed by a parole board. “The Office shall not seek a sentence of life without parole,” the memo states.
January 5, 2022
Point of Law
Point of Law: The Plain View Exception
A recent eighth circuit court of appeals case is very instructive on when you can seize an object without a warrant.
January 4, 2022
Point of Law
Dershowitz: Former Officer Potter's Conviction is "Dangerous"
Officer Potter, a decorated policewoman with more than two decades of service, simply did not commit a crime. The prosecution conceded that she did not intend to shoot Wright and that she made a mistake by pulling out and firing a gun instead of a Taser.
December 27, 2021
Point of Law
Former MN Officer Convicted of Manslaughter in Daunte Wright Shooting
Prosecutors encouraged jurors in their closing arguments Monday to handle former officer Kimberly Potter's deactivated Taser and duty pistol during deliberations.
December 23, 2021
Point of Law
Jury Awards $67 Million to Family of Austin Man Killed by Police
Jurors found that both officers' actions were "objectively unreasonable ... such as that no reasonable officer could have believed that the shooting was lawful," according to court documents. The amount of damages was based on physical pain, mental anguish, loss of companionship, and punitive damages.
December 16, 2021
Point of Law
Point of Law: Mentally Ill Suspect Attacking with Vehicle
Louisiana sheriff’s deputies used deadly force when an apparently mentally ill man attacked a lieutenant with his car. The district court ruled for the officers and the plaintiffs appealed.
December 8, 2021
Point of Law
Man Charged with Trying to Intimidate Judge in Former MN Officer's Trial
Cortez A. Rice was charged last week with tampering with a judicial officer, a felony, in connection with allegations that he went into the Loring Park condominium building where he thought Judge Regina Chu lived and made comments meant to intimidate her into allowing broadcast coverage of the trial.
December 7, 2021
Point of Law
Chicago Police Consent Decree Monitor Discusses Progress
The monitor said work had to be done for the department even to achieve the preliminary compliance CPD has reached in just over 50% of the provisions her team has so far reviewed.
November 30, 2021
Point of Law
Point of Law: Warrantless Search Incident to Arrest
When a convicted felon fled from a traffic stop, officers pursued and arrested him. Then they searched his vehicle and his personal effects.
November 24, 2021
Point of Law
Families of Slain Parkland Students to be Paid Millions in Settlement Over FBI Inaction
The attorneys said the settlement’s details are confidential, but a person familiar with the deal said the government will pay the families $127.5 million overall.
November 23, 2021
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