Law for VA LEOs E from UE
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Ep. 106: When an Arrest Warrant isn't Enough
When is an arrest warrant invalid? When does an arrest warrant fail to provide you with legal protection for your search or seizure? We talk about a recent case from Virginia and another from the 4th Circuit on this issue.
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Ep. 105 - Stopping an Armed Person - Lawful or Unlawful?
This week, the Court of Appeals ruled on whether an officer can stop someone on suspicion of carrying a handgun concealed. The ruling appears to contradict a ruling from 2020 - today we examine what is happening here.
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Ep. 104 - Miranda: Murder and Child Rape Convictions Overturned: What Happened?
This week, the Virginia Court of Appeals reversed a Murder conviction and reversed a child rape conviction, both for Miranda violations. We talk about what happened and what we can learn from these rulings about the right to remain silent and potentially coercive tactics.
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Ep. 103 - Big Case on Social Media Warrants
This month, the 4th Circuit issued a significant ruling on social media warrants. Today, we dive into the case and talk about lessons for how courts will evaluate warrants for electronic data.
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Ep. 102 - How to Think: Examining a Complex Search Question
Today, we look at a case involving the search of clothing collected from a hospital ER, and what it teaches us about how to analyze complicated 4th Amendment questions.
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Ep. 101 - When May You Seize a Phone?
Today we talk about several recent cases discussing if and when a phone can be seized in "plain view" as containing evidence of a crime.