Federal Case Updates

A vehicle does not need to be moving to be seized for terry stop purposes

Facts The Corpus Christi, Texas, Police Department (CCPD) on July 15, 2020, at 4:30 p.m. received an anonymous suspicious vehicle call regarding a vehicle in

Child pornography search warrant was not too general when describing items to be searched and seized

Facts Bryan David Edwards was charged with distribution and receipt of child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(2) and (b)(1), and possession of

Defendant’s only recourse is a civil action when he challenges the no knock aspect of warrant but not the warrant itself

Facts In 2019, an investigator with the Greenville, Mississippi, Police Department obtained from a municipal court judge (the issuing judge) a no-knock search warrant for Antoine

Summary Judgement denied for officer who punched subject in passenger pickup area of airport

Facts In 2018, William Vardeman landed at Hobby Airport in Houston, Texas, for a business trip. His family took a later flight, and he returned

Close interaction with suspect, evasive statements, and flight led to reasonable suspicion

Facts In February 2021, the Midland Police Department dispatched several officers to an apartment complex to locate an individual named “Brooke” who was suspected of

Subject does not get same level of fourth amendment protection from force when he does not promptly surrender in first place

Facts In 2019, police officers Brad Hanks and Natausha Swavey attempted to pull over Mucio Ramirez for swerving in traffic and having a broken taillight.