Crim Pro. Cases

State v. Patino (Text Messages)

Does an individual have a reasonable expectation of privacy when sending text messages to another device?

NO. 9-0

US v. Miller (Bank Records)

Is there a reasonable expectation of privacy in bank records?

They need probable cause in order to pull them

Third Party Doctrine

NO. 7-2

Kyllo v. US (Weed Guy)

Does the use of a thermal imaging device violate the 4th amendment’s protection from illegal searches?

Yes. 5-4

The device is not a natural sense

They did not have probable cause

You would have to enter the home of the accused to in order to obtain that knowledge

US v. Warshak (Emails)

Is the Stored Communications Act constitutional?

Allows for emails to be captured without a warrant

NO. 9-0

Illinois v. Caballes

Does law enforcement need to establish reasonable suspicion before K-9 detection?

NO. 6-3

Relies on natural senses

As long as the stop is reasonable in length

Katz v. US

Does the 4th Amendment protect conversations on a public telephone from government surveillance?

YES. 7-1

Fourth Amendment protects people, not places

US V. Jones 2012

Does the use of a GPS tracker violate the Fourth Amendment by violating the expectation of privacy?

NO. 9-0

Search warrants must to followed as written

Maryland v. Wilson

Can police order passengers out of the vehicle during a routine traffic stop?

YES

Arizona v. Johnson

Do officers violate the Fourth Amendment's protection against unreasonable searches and seizures when, after making a routine traffic stop, they search an individual who is consensually conversing with those officers?

NO. 9-0

Adams v. Williams

Tips from known informants are elligible to constitute reasonable suspicion and the cop’s reach for the weapon was only seen as a frisk and it was for his own safety.

Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court

Holds that it is reasonable for an officer to ask for a name when suspicion is reasonable

City of Indianapolis v. Edmond

Police checkpoints for crime control go against the Fourth Amendment

Ilinois v. Wardlow

Does Wardlow’s sudden flight in a high-crime area warrant reasonable suspicion?

Yes. 5-4

Canton v. Harris (Woman had a panic attack)

Established the deliberate indifference burden of proof for sect. 1983 cases

The officer of the federal government committed a wrong

Is the city liable for the lack of training that led to a deprivation of constitutional rights?

YES

Graham v. Connor (Orange juice)

Graham sues for unlawful arrest and excessive force (sect. 1983 case)

Kuha v. City of Minnetonka (Guy gets bitten by a dog)

Do officers need to warn before the use of a police K-9?

3-0 YES.

US v. Montoya de Hernandez (Columbian Woman TSA)

Did the customs officials violate the Fourth Amendment by detaining her for 16 hours based on reasonable suspicion?

No. 7-2

There was suspected illegal smuggling

She opted to fly back to Columbia

Atwater v. City of Lago Vista (Dickhead Officer)

Can police arrest someone without a warrant for a minor offense that only carries a fine as punishment?

8-1 YES.

If they have probable cause, they can arrest