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911 caller's tip assessed when caller met by officer

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

The validity of a 911 caller's tip was assessed when the officer met the caller. That provided reasonable suspicion for defendant's later stop. United States v. Bland, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 76992 (D. Del. September 30, 2008).* General consent to search a room includes moving a towel that revealed drugs. United States v. Gordon, 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 20734 (11th Cir. September 26, 2008) (unpublished).* Defendant consented to continue to talk to the officer after the stop was technically complete. Suppression order reversed. State v. Ford, 2008 Fla. App. LEXIS 15143 (Fla. App. 1st Dist. October 2, 2008).* No Fourth Amendment claim for a broken door from pursuing a fleeing man otherwise reasonably under the Fourth Amendment. Heckenswiler v. K...continue to full post

Full post as published by Fourth Amendment on October 03, 2008 (boomark / email).