The Seventh Circuit must determine if an encounter at a motel is a seizure under the Fourth Amendment and if consent to search was voluntary. The court then must determine if the officers exceeded the

The Second Exception from Arizona v. Gant

In this episode, host Bruce-Alan Barnard analyzes the 7th Circuit decision in United States v. Davis providing an explanation of the judicially-recognized exception for Search Incident to Arrest.

Torres v. Madrid – LEA ONE Supreme Court Update   This 5-3 decision defines what constitutes a Fourth Amendment seizure by force.   The decision was out on the 25th and we had the video and podcasts p

Redefining the limits of the Fourth Amendment.

Welcome to SEARCH AND SEIZURE … a podcast for law enforcement officers on search and seizure law.  In this introduction, Bruce-Alan Barnard describes what will follow in future episodes.