In a drastic shift in Fourth Amendment jurisprudence, the Supreme Court recently decided that, absent reasonable suspicion, an officer cannot extend a traffic stop to conduct a dog sniff of the vehicle. Any stop that exceeds the time necessary to handle the initial...
Have You Been Charged With A Serious Crime?
Month: April 2015
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Surveillance Camera Systems: Are They Really Preventing Crime?
Video surveillance systems are popping up all over the United States. Law enforcement has taken an aggressive approach by employing dozens, if not hundreds, of surveillance cameras in cities and towns. A few major justifications for employing the technology include...
Regulatory Crimes
When most people think about different types of crimes, they usually consider historically common crimes such as theft, assault, fraud, and murder. Crimes typically contain two major elements - an act, known as "actus reus," and "mens rea," or mental state. As a...