Devallis RutledgeMore from Devallis RutledgeWeaponsTo Keep and Bear ArmsBefore traveling to another state where you intend to carry off duty, do a little research and inquire about local laws regulating firearms possession on private property.January 31, 2009PatrolNon-Custodial Stationhouse InterrogationsBecause warnings are only required prior to custodial interrogation, one way to minimize the adverse impact of Miranda on investigations is to try to conduct interrogations whenever possible in non-custodial settings.December 31, 2008PatrolThe Young and the ArrestlessNotwithstanding the explosion of youth criminality, the court has largely continued to treat juvenile offenders in a more lenient and paternalistic fashion than adults.November 30, 2008PatrolKeeping up with Case LawMuch of what I learned in basic academy in the late 1960s is no longer good law. If I were still operating on the basis of 40-year-old understandings, I wouldn't be very effective.October 31, 2008TrainingCourtroom Common SenseTestifying might be unfamiliar territory, but a few tips can make it less painful.October 31, 2008PatrolEntrapment"The first duties of the officers of the law are to prevent, not to punish crime. It is not their duty to incite to and create crime for the sole purpose of prosecuting and punishing it." — U.S. Supreme Court, Sorrells v. U.S.September 30, 2008PatrolNo Explanation RequiredIn your search warrant affidavits, your reports, and your testimony you have to lay out the basis of your suspicions and justify every detention, arrest, search, seizure, entry, and use of force.August 31, 2008PatrolPinpointing the Right to CounselEver since the 1964 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Massiah v. U.S., it has been the rule that any statements about a crime that were deliberately elicited from the suspect by a government official or undercover agent, after the Sixth Amendment right to counsel had “attached” and been asserted, could not be used at trial to prove guilt.July 31, 2008PatrolCivil Liability and Protected SpeechYou must act with considerable discipline and restraint when loudmouths try to demean and upset you with offensive language and gestures.June 30, 2008PatrolFourth Amendment SupremacyEvidence discovered during a search incident to an arrest supported by PC is not suppressible in the majority of state courts.May 31, 2008Previous PagePage 10 of 17Next Page
