Florida v. Harris, USSC No. 11-817, 2/19/13 United States Supreme Court decision, overruling Harris v. Florida, 71 So. 3d 756 (2011) In a unanimous decision addressing the question of when a drug-sniffing dog’s alert constitutes probable cause, the Supreme Court overturned the Florida Supreme Court’s requirement that the state produce records of the dog’s reliability in… Read more
H. Exclusionary rule
seventh circuit court of appeals decision Habeas Review – IAC/Suppression Claim, Generally Under Strickland, Rann must show that his counsel’s performance was deficient and that the deficient performance prejudiced his defense. Grosshans, 424 F.3d at 590 (citing Strickland, 466 U.S. at 687). When reviewing claims of ineffective assistance of counsel in habeas petitions, however, we… Read more
State v. Devin W. Felix, 2012 WI 36, reversing unpublished decision; for Felix: Leonard D. Kachinsky; case activity Under Payton v. New York, 445 U.S. 573 (1980), warrantless arrest following nonconsensual entry of a home is illegal unless supported by probable cause and exigent circumstances. However, New York v. Harris, 495 U.S. 14 (1990) deems non-suppressible as a matter… Read more
State v. Dawn M. Fletcher, 2011AP1356-CR, District 3, 3/27/12 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Fletcher: Earl J. Luaders, III; case activity The court upholds search of a car following a drug dog alert which occurred while an officer was still processing a warning ticket for a conceded traffic violation: ¶7 On appeal, Fletcher… Read more
Question Presented (from Cert Petition): Whether the Florida Supreme Court has decided an important federal question in a way that conflicts with the established Fourth Amendment precedent of this Court by holding that an alert by a well-trained narcotics detection dog certified to detect illegal contraband is insufficient to establish probable cause for the search… Read more
Question Presented: Whether a dog sniff at the front door of a suspected grow house by a trained narcotics detection dog is a Fourth Amendment search requiring probable cause? Scotusblog Page Florida supreme court decision, State v. Jardines (4/14/11) Coverage by Lyle Denniston, Orin Kerr (“fun stuff for Fourth Amendment nerds”), Kent Scheidegger (“This is solid police… Read more
State v. Michael P. Parizanski, 2011AP395, District 2, 11/30/11 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Parizanski: Andrew Mishlove; case activity Seizure of motorist who had parked by the side of a road, leading to an OWI arrest, was supported by community caretaker rationale as informed by State v. Kramer, 2009 WI 14, 315 Wis… Read more
State v. Jamie L. Salonen, 2011 WI App 157 (recommended for publication); for Salonen: Robert J. Wells, Jr.; case activity ¶1 The trial court in this case granted Jamie L. Salonen’s motion to suppress evidence obtained after she asked to leave the scene of a roadside stop of a vehicle in which… Read more
