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CA7: Cover story for stop did not prevent application of "collective knowledge" doctrine

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

The use of a cover story for a stop to make it safer for officers does not prevent the use of the collective knowledge doctrine. It also applies between federal and state officers. United States v. Williams, 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 22787 (7th Cir. October 25, 2010): Other appeals courts similarly have concluded that the application of the collective knowledge doctrine is unaffected by an officer’s use of a cover story to disguise a stop as a mere traffic stop. See United States v. Chavez, 534 F.3d 1338, 1341-42 (10th Cir. 2008) (where officer stopped suspect at DEA’s request, the fact that the officer pretended that the stop was for a failure to turn on headlights in order to conceal a confidential informant’s identity and protect the integrity of the DEA investigation did not preclude the application of the collective knowledge doctrine); United States v...continue to full post

Full post as published by Fourth Amendment on November 05, 2010 (boomark / email).