FACTS
Local police suspected Greenwood was dealing narcotics from his residence. The police did not have enough evidence for a warrant to search his home. On April 6th 1984, investigator Stacner asked the neighborhood trash collector to pick up the garbage bags that Greenwood had left on the curb in front of his house to turn them over to her. The police discovered evidence of drug use, which was then used to obtain a warrant to search Greenwood’s home. The search found illegal substances, and Greenwood was arrested on felony narcotic charges. Greenwood posted bail.
Police were continuously receiving reports of many late night visitors to Greenwood’s home. On May 4th, investigator Rahaeuser got a hold of Greenwood’s garbage from the regular trash collector in the same way as Stacner. The garbage bags contained evidence of narcotics use. Another search warrant was obtained for Greenwood’s home based on the second trash search. Police found more narcotics and Greenwood was arrested again.
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The Superior Court granted the motion to suppress the evidence and dismissed the charges against Greenwood. The Court of Appeal affirmed. The California Supreme Court denied the state’s writ for review of the decision of the court of
Facts: Stephen R. Newton (Newton) was an employee of Henderson City as a police officer. Newton had been assigned to the DEA in October 1987 until he resigned in 1991. Newton claims he was not compensated for all the overtime hours he worked as a Task Force Officer. The city of Henderson entered an agreement with the DEA to remain Newton’s employer consequently rendering them responsible for “establishing the salary benefits including overtime of the Henderson Police Department officer assigned to the Task Force, and making all payments due.” Prior to 1990, Newton had not received authority from the City to work any overtime.
Case Procedural History: Roy Caballes tried to suppress the drugs seized in the stop by claiming that the state troopers did not have probable cause to search his vehicle. The trial judge denied the motion to suppress the seized marijuana. The trial judge held that the use of the drug dog did not prolong the duration
In Benters a reliable source told Detective J. Hastings there was an indoor marijuana growing operation at 527 Currin Road in Henderson, North Carolina, and Glenn Benters owned the property but was not living there. Benters at 662, 766 S.E.2d at 596 (2014). Hastings obtained a subpoena to look at the utility use for the property and discovered that it was indicative of a marijuana growing operation. Id. Hastings and Officer Joseph Ferguson traveled to Benters’ property and saw tools used for marijuana growing outside the premises. Id. After that observation, they conducted a knock and talk on the back door. Id. at 662, 766 S.E.2d at 596-597 (2014). After no answer, Ferguson walked to a building where music was playing and smelled
The police department did a follow up with the highly detailed tip they received. The defendants where watched closely and the officers did a follow up on the exact activities that they received from the anonymous tip. The officers gathered all the information they observed in doing the follow up, and received a warrant. The warrant allowed the officers to search the home and the defendant’s automobiles. The officer’s drug dogs found drugs, weapons and contraband in the defendants home and automobiles. Stated in the article, that the defendants made trips to Florida to bring back narcotics. Mader followed up on the tip and discovered that Lance had made a reservation to West Palm Beach. Lance was followed to the hotel, where he left with Sue in the family car back to Bloomingdale. The information that the officers gathered allowed them to provide evidence that the defendants where selling and bringing back drugs and with the tip, they were given a search warrant from the magistrate.
FACTS: In Lexington, Kentucky officers were suspicious of a subject who was suspected to be a drug dealer. The officer initiated an observance of the subject’s movements and followed the subject to an apartment where the odor of marijuana was admitting. The officers made their presence known and immediately heard sounds that the believed were indications that the subject was destroying possible evidence. The officers knocked and explained they were making entry into the room. The officers forcefully enter the apartment and observed the primary subject, additional subjects, and drugs including paraphernalia in the open. The subject was brought to The Circuit Court where the court denied the motion of the defense team to remove the evidence from the case based on the entry of the officers being unjust due to not having a proper search warrant. The defense team entered a guilty plea to obtain the authorization to appeal The Circuit Courts ruling. The Kentucky Court of Appeals affirmed this request which prompted The Supreme Court of Kentucky to reverse the decision. This action was based on the courts assumption that additional exigent circumstances did exist however, it did not proved the officers the proper authorization to conduct a
On January, 23 1906 a white woman named Nevada Taylor was dropped off the bus station in Chattanooga, Tennessee at 6:30 p.m. only two and half blocks from her home. Little did she know she was being followed? A man grabbed her by the neck and drug her ten feet before throwing her over a fence. She screamed and struggled as he put a leather strap around her neck and threatened to cut her throat. Taylor accounts waking up about ten minutes later in torn and dirty clothes covered in bruises. Her doctor later confirmed she had been raped. She claimed to have never of saw the face of the attacker but he had a soft voice of a black man. During this time of prejudice, segregation and hatred towards Negros was just a way of life for the
In the court case Worcester v. Georgia, the U.S. Supreme Court held in 1832 that the Cherokee Indians and Samuel Worcester created a nation holding distinct sovereign powers. This decision did not protect the Cherokees from being removed from their tribal birthplace in the Southeast.
Facts: In Lexington, Kentucky, police officers followed a suspected drug dealer to an apartment building where he went. When they arrived outside of the door to the apartment where the suspect was they reportedly could smell marajuana. The police then knocked and shouted they they were there and in return they could hear what sounded like people destroying the evidence and running around. The police then knocked down the door and saw the respondent as well as drugs laying out without having to look anywhere. later the police found more drugs and paraphernalia doing a more in-depth search. “The Circuit Court denied respondent’s motion to suppress the evidence, holding that exigent
According to The New York Times, in the case Utah Vs. Strieff, the police got an anonymous note that there was activity at a home revolving around drugs. A officer monitored the house and was suspicious of how many people were going to the house and leaving the house. One of the suspects, Edward Strieff, was walking to a convenience store. Then the police officer asked him for his identity. While he was checking him, he found he had a huge “ small traffic warrant.” Therefore, he did a body search and found drugs in one of his pockets.
I informed him of the results and asked him when he last used an opiate. COLIN again denied the use of any opiates. I asked him to pull his sleeves up. I observed numerous puncture marks on the crooks of his arms. I observed numerous puncture marks some of which were noticeably newer and recent (bruising, scabs and fluid oozing from some of the puncture marks). I pointed the marks out to COLIN and he then admitted that he used heroin earlier today around eight in the morning. I told him it was more recent than what he is saying (8AM) and explained the signs and symptoms I was observing would not be noticed if that was his last dose. He then admitted he used the heroin few hours ago and said it was a little before he left to go to Turkey Hill. I questioned him again about smoking synthetic marijuana. COLIN said he smoked synthetic cannabis just before he was pulled over.
Guy Montag’s changes can be seen externally and internally as he starts off being a man who hides himself behind a perfect facade, but then progresses into a man who shows the world his flaws. Montag has grown up in a world in which flaws are suppose to stay hidden deep inside you and mistakes are to be bred out. This type of society will of course have certain sets of norms that has been drilled into every single one of their citizens to ensure that they will fit the ideal that the society deems fit. In Montag’s world you can not expose your flaws to even the closest person as the belief in that world is that flaws are the weaknesses of people and people must not be weak. All other emotions such as pain and sadness are seen as weaknesses in the society, therefore Montag must
Deputy Kirk Shelly said credible evidence from ongoing drug investigation led the Sheriff’s Office house, where “We found items consistent with illegal drug activity.”
On August 25, 1999, police officers received an anonymous tip that a residence in Tucson, Arizona was being used to sell drugs (Armacost, 2009). Acting on the tip, police officers went to the residence, knocked on the door, and asked to speak to the owner of the house. Rodney Gant answered the door and informed the police that he did not own the place, but he expected the owner to return later. After leaving the residence, the officers checked Gant’s record and discovered he had an outstanding arrest warrant for driving with a suspended license (Armacost, 2009).
Watson, upon the pat down of Mr. Watsons’ person, officer Johnson found a “hand carved pipe with a golf ball size bowl and a five inch long pipe’ which officer Johnson believed was being used for smoking marijuana. Officer Johnson then handcuffed and placed Watson into the back seat of his patrol car and went to remove the keys from the Watson vehicle to check the trunk for the kidnapped three year old child, upon opening the trunk of the Fiat sports coupe car, Johnson found a cellophane wrapped package that looks to contain marijuana. Officer Johnson returned to his patrol car and informed Watson that he was under arrest for the Possession of Marijuana with the intent to distribute a controlled drug substance.
The Mandate of Heaven is an ancient Chinese notion and idea that heaven actually granted emperors the right to rule based on their capacity to govern properly and fairly. The Mandate of Heaven would transfer to the one who would rule best. The Mandate of Heaven depends on whether an emperor was sufficiently righteous to rule; if he did not fulfill his obligations as emperor, then he lost the Mandate and his right to rule as Emperor. After nearly four centuries of internal division, China was unified again in 581 with the Sui Dynasty being founded by Yang Jian, who established his capital at Chang'an and began to extend his authority throughout China. Like his predecessors, he desired a unifying ideology and turned to Daoism and Buddhism, founding monasteries for both