North Carolina Appeals Court allows armed HOA security guards to conduct traffic stops that would be illegal for police to make. Rental cops hired by homeowners associations (HOA) can conduct traffic stops that would be unconstitutional if performed by an actual...
Month: December 2013
Pennsylvania: Innocent Cab Drivers Sue Over ICE Sting
US citizen cab drivers sue federal immigration agents over being held for hours as part of a sting operation. A trio of innocent cab drivers are suing the federal government after they were detained for several hours in a Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
Federal Judge Backs Cell Phone Search In Traffic Stop
US District Court for Oklahoma backs the cell phone search of a driver pulled over for a flapping license plate. Drivers pulled over for minor traffic violations can have their cell phone searched, according to a recent federal ruling. A judge decided last week that...
Proposed OC Ordinance Would Make Hosts Responsible for Drunken Underage Guests
By Hetty ChangThe holidays are a time to celebrate, but all too often, it ends in tragedy when someone decides to drink and drive, according to recent statistics released by advocates pushing for a "social host ordinance" in one region of Southern California.In Orange...
North Carolina Throws Out DUI Case Over Prosecutorial Delay
North Carolina Court of Appeals rules a driver cannot go three years charged with DUI without a trial. The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled last week that a motorist charged with serious driving crimes cannot go for more than three years without a trial. It was...
DUI arrests in L.A. County decrease during holiday crackdown
By Brian Day, San Gabriel Valley Tribune Arrests for intoxicated driving were down 16 percent over last year during the first two days of a multi-agency holiday season DUI crackdown, officials said. Police officers, sheriff's deputies and California Highway Patrol...
North Carolina: Cops May Not Grab Driver Looking For Safe Place To Stop
Federal judge rules looking for a safe place to pull over at midnight does not justify police pulling a passenger out of a vehicle. Motorists are frequently told they are allowed to find a safe, well-lit location to pull over when an officer behind activates his...
Georgia Court Invalidates Search Over A Misplaced License Decal
The full Georgia Court of Appeals rejects the search of a vehicle over a license plate decal on the wrong side of the plate. The Georgia Court of Appeals divided 3 to 2 last month on the question of whether police were wrong to search a motorist merely because he...
Ohio Court: Polite Drivers Are Not Suspicious
Ohio Court of Appeals throws out conviction of a man who was searched during a traffic stop because he was too polite. The second highest in Ohio decided on Wednesday that police have no business searching a motorist during a routine traffic stop for being too polite....
California Supreme Court Outlaws Science In DUI Cases
Scientific evidence challenging the accuracy of breathalyzers is not admissible, California Supreme Court rules. Scientific evidence cannot be brought into evidence to challenge a borderline conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) in California....
