People v. Pratt, 2018 IL App (5th) 170427 (December). Episode 574 (Duration 6:41)
Warrantless blood draw after an accident deemed unconstitutional blood results excluded. [Read more…]
In This Search Warrant Application The Nexus To Defendant’s House Was Bare-Bones & Lacking
People v. Manzo, 2018 IL 122761 (December). Episode 573 (Duration 10:14)
This one will be controversial: Illinois Supreme Court holds their was no nexus to the house justifying the search warrant. [Read more…]
You Have An Expectation Of Privacy In Your Cell Site Location Information Police Need A Warrant To Get Into Your Phone
Carpenter v. United States, SCOTUS June 2018. Episode 508 (Duration 17:52)
Police need a warrant to capture your CSLI. [Read more…]
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Collins v. Virginia: The Vehicle Exception Does Not Supersede The Warrant Requirement When Vehicle Is On Private Property
Collins v. Virginia, 584 U.S. ___, 138 S. Ct. 1663 (2018). Episode 495 (Duration 11:20)
Police need a warrant to search a vehicle on private property. [Read more…]
Nurse Acting In Behalf Of The Police Became A State Actor And They Needed To Go Get A Warrant
People v. Gill, 2018 IL App (3d) 150594 (April). Episode 491 (Duration 5:33)
Police had a nurse confiscate defendant’s clothes for them. [Read more…]
This Hot Pursuit Of A Disorderly Conduct Suspect Didn’t Justify The Warrantless Entry Into The Trailer
People v. Smock, 2018 IL App (5th) 140449 (April). Episode 489 (Duration 7:09)
Defendant is getting arrested for disorderly conduct when recedes further into his house to prevent arrest, police follow him in and arrest him. [Read more…]
Big Problem In Lake County When State’s Attorney Didn’t Sign The Overhear Applications
People v. Allard, 2018 IL App (2d) 160927 (February). Episode 486 (Duration 9:35)
Lake County State Attorney didn’t sign the applications for the recorded phone calls so they are invalid. [Read more…]
Police Use The Wrong Kind Of Warrant In A Murder Investigation
People v. Boose, 2018 IL App (2d) 170016 (March). Episode 476 (Duration 11:08)
Sloppy drafting of a warrant means all the murder evidence is out.
Opps: Wrong Address Goes On The Search Warrant
People v. Ross, 2017 IL App (4th) 170121 (December). Episode 444 (Duration 9:50)
Police put the wrong address on the search warrant. Now what happens? [Read more…]
Bare Bones Affidavit Allegedly Does Not Establish A Nexus To The House Searched
People v. Manzo, 2017 IL App (3d) 150264 (October). Episode 421 (Duration 7:17)
In this search warrant application bones affidavit nonetheless establishes a nexus to defendant’s house. [Read more…]
Do Single Family Homes Have More Constitutional Protection Than Apartment Buildings?
People v. Bonilla, 2017 IL App (3d) 160457 (June). Episode 364 (Duration 15:16)
Constitutional violation did not depend on whether the common door to the apartment was locked. [Read more…]