Birchfield v. North Dakota - warrantless breath tests for DWI suspects are legal, but warrantless blood tests are not (well, kinda...) Today the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a widely anticipated ...
Utah vs. Strieff - an illegal detention that ultimately leads to incriminating evidence can still result in the evidence being used against you in certain circumstances The legal doctrine known as ...
Millsap v. State - probable cause to initiate a traffic stop - affirmed Arkansas law requires police to have probable cause to make a traffic stop. Normally probable cause is achieved when police ...
Fletcher v. State - Rule 36 appeal from district court to circuit court - appeal dismissed This appeal was taken in an attempt to have Arkansas's DWI Implied Consent (VICL) law declared ...
Carter v. State - speedy trial - affirmed "Speedy trial" is the rule that a person who is free on bond must be brought to trial within 12 months of the date of their arrest, excluding certain periods ...
Rodriguez v. U.S. - reasonable suspicion is required to extend a traffic stop to conduct a dog sniff - vacated and remanded The Fourth Amendment of the Constitution prohibits unreasonable searches and ...
