Legal Issues

In Terry v. Ohio,[1] which was decided by the United States Supreme Court in 1968, the Stop and Frisk was legalized and became a part of the lexicon of American law enforcement.  The need to protect the nation’s police officers, as well as the public was finally recognized. Detective Martin McFadden, a thirty-nine year veteran of the Cleveland,…

Police officers routinely respond to violent domestic disputes.  Usually the parties live together.  What happens when she tells you that he keeps his stash in that dresser drawer and he beats her whenever he gets high.  Can you search the dresser or the premises on her say so alone.  Must he also consent?  In Georgia v. Randolph,[1] a domestic in Americus,…