Criminal Law : Consent To Search – Exclusionary Rule – Mistaken Belief
State v. Pierce (MLW No. 71761/Case No. SC96095 – 17 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, Fischer, C.J.; Wilson and Russell, JJ., and Lynch, Sp. J., concur; Breckenridge, J., concurs in part and dissents in part; Draper and Stith, JJ., concur in opinion of Breckenridge, J. Powell, J., not participating).
Criminal Law : Search Warrant – Exclusionary Rule – Good Faith
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Driver’s License: DWI – Detention By Ranger – Exclusionary Rule
Brewer v. Director of Revenue (MLW No. 64278/Case No. SD31433 – 9 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Francis Jr., J.)
Criminal Law: Vehicle Search – Exclusionary Rule – Appellate Precedent
State v. Johnson; State v. Hicks; State v. Kingsley; State v. Kingsley (MLW No. 63024/Case Nos. SC91173/SC91182/SC91214/SC91429 – 12 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, Russell, J.; Teitelman, C.J., Breckenridge, Fischer, Stith and Price, JJ., and Sherry, Sp. J., concur. Draper, J., not participating) Appealed from circuit courts: Daviess County, McElwain, J.; Howell County, Evans, J.; and Henry [...]
Immigration: Removal – Exclusionary Rule – Alienage Evidence
Garcia-Torres v. Holder (MLW No. 62911/Case No. 10-2307 – 8 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Nelson, D.J.)
Driver’s License: DWI – Reasonable Suspicion – Exclusionary Rule
Jones v. Director (MLW No.59377/Case No. SD28989 – 7 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Burrell, P.J.) Where a trial court held there was no probable cause for an officer to stop a driver in a DWI case, the court misstated the law because no finding of probable cause is required for the initial […]
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