Tag: #ProbableCause

State v. Terres

Criminal law litigators: Read this opinion. This appeal presented the New Jersey Supreme Court with an issue of first impression: “Whether the police have a right to conduct a protective

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State v. Radel

Criminal law litigators – read this opinion. This appeal presented the New Jersey Supreme Court with an issue of first impression: “Whether the police have a right to conduct a

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Commonwealth v. Barr

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that that “the smell of marijuana may be a factor, but not a stand-alone one, in determining whether the totality of the circumstances established probable

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In re Y.W.-B.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that there is no “social worker exception” to compliance with constitutional limitations on an entry into a home without consent or exigent circumstances. Thus, constitutional

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Commonwealth v. Nicholson

The Pennsylvania Superior Court affirmed the trial court’s suppression of drugs. A Magisterial District Judge granted a search warrant of the defendant’s house. During the search, the police found cocaine,

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Commonwealth v. Davis

In Commonwealth v. Davis, the Pennsylvania Superior Court dealt with historical cell-site location information (CSLI) and Carpenter v. United States. Law enforcement initially obtained CSLI data with orders secured under

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