People v. Bailey, 2019 IL App (3d) 180396 (May). Episode 631 (Duration 15:01)
Food in your beard is not particularly indicative of anything.
[Read more…]By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Bailey, 2019 IL App (3d) 180396 (May). Episode 631 (Duration 15:01)
Food in your beard is not particularly indicative of anything.
[Read more…]By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Campbell, 2019 IL App (1st) 161640 (April). Episode 630 (Duration 11:07)
Court is not insensitive to claims of “dropsy” testimony and “testilying.”
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People v. Rice, 2019 IL App (3d) 170134 (April). Episode 623 (Duration 7:36)
A strong indication from the 3rd district on what the smell of weed means for a car search.
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People v. Hill, 2020 IL 124595 (March). Episode 753 (Duration 13:00)
Smell of cannabis plus other things still justify a search.
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After Illinois passed the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act which became effective in 2020, can police still search a car when they smell cannabis? Episode 745 (Duration 44:50)
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People v. Hill, 2019 IL App (4th) 180041 (January). Episode 584 (Duration 16:08)
Officer sees passenger riding low in the seat and thinks it may be a guy wanted on warrant, turns out it wasn’t him.
[Read more…]By Samuel Partida, Jr.
By Samuel Partida, Jr.
The majority of roadside car searches are done without a warrant and without probable cause.
How’s that possible you may ask?
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Are impoundment/inventory searches lawful where probable cause does not exist for the vehicle?
Yes.
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If probable cause exists for the vehicle itself, is it lawful to perform a warrantless search of the vehicle?
Yes.
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