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Law for VA LEOs — 134 episodes
Ep. 134 - U.S. Supreme Court Rules on Geofence Warrants
Ep. 133: Is Carrying a Concealed Handgun Reasonable Suspicion for a Stop? Ct. of App. says No - Then Yes - Then No - Then Yes - Then....
Ep. 132: Virginia "Assault Weapons" Ban and Other Firearm Laws for July 1, 2026
Ep. 131 - When is detention "custody" that requires Miranda? Two new rulings from Va. Ct. of App.
Ep. 130 - Pat Down of Backpack Lawful - Va. Ct. of App. FINALLY rules on this issue
Ep. 129 - New Use of Force Ruling from US Supreme Court - Dismisses Lawsuit
Ep. 128 - 3 Cases on Length of a Lawful Traffic Stop and RAS for drugs
Ep. 127 - 4th Cir. Refuses Qualified Immunity for Case Where Plaintiff Points and Shoots Gun at Police?
Ep. 126 - Major U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on Emergency Entries
Ep. 125: Court of Appeals Rules on Flock License Plate Readers (finally!)
Ep. 124 - U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Emergency Entry Case
Ep. 123 - Suppression of a Search Warrant Reversed by Court of Appeals - Plus, Exigent Search and CLSI Search Affirmed
Ep. 122: "Sealing" - How Virginia finally decided to handle sealing criminal convictions
Ep. 121 - First Deadly Force Ruling by 4th Circuit Since U.S. Supreme Court "Changed" the Law
Ep. 120 - Major New Use of Deadly Force Ruling by U.S. Supreme Court
Ep. 119 - 4th Circuit Finally Rules on Geofence Warrants .... Sort Of ...
Ep. 118 - Consent: Two New Cases
Ep. 117 - New Search Warrant Process for Out-of-State Records
Ep. 116 - Search of a Car Incident to Arrest with Less than Probable Cause
Ep. 115: Virginia will start "Sealing" Convictions in 2025 - What does that mean?
Ep. 114 - Three New FLOCK Rulings, No Suppressions
Ep. 113 - Exigent Circumstances, Emergency Aid, Community Caretaker - What's the Difference?
Ep. 112 - Three Home Entries Ruled Unlawful - One Results in a Homicide Conviction.
Ep. 111 - 2 New Firearms Rulings from US Supreme Court
Ep. 110 - Three Electronic Warrants, All Lawful: 3 New Cases
Ep. 109 - 4th Cir. Doubles Down: Two Searches Incident to Arrest Suppressed; One Search Lawful
Ep. 108 - License Plate Reader Evidence Suppressed - What Happened?
Ep. 107 - Consent: Words Matter
Ep. 106: When an Arrest Warrant isn't Enough
Ep. 105 - Stopping an Armed Person - Lawful or Unlawful?
Ep. 104 - Miranda: Murder and Child Rape Convictions Overturned: What Happened?
Ep. 103 - Big Case on Social Media Warrants
Ep. 102 - How to Think: Examining a Complex Search Question
Ep. 101 - When May You Seize a Phone?
Ep. 100 - Special Guest! Terry v. Ohio: A look back.
Ep. 99 - Controversial Stop: Court Affirms, Reverses, then Affirms Robbery Stop
Ep. 98 - ECO/TDO Part III: Do ECOs Permit Forced Entry?
Ep. 97 - Use of Force in ECO/TDO Part II
Ep. 96 - Use of Force in ECO/TDO Pt 1.
Ep. 95: ECO & TDO Basics
Ep. 94: Deadly force against armed suspect not justified? New case from 4th Circuit.
Ep. 93 - Vehicle Pat-Downs: New Case, Good Law
Ep. 92 - An Open Container Is - or Is NOT - Probable Cause: 2 Opposite Rulings on the Same Day!
Ep. 91: Probable Cause is Not Enough to Search: New Case
Ep. 90 - Marijuana in 2023: New Laws, New Case
Ep. 89 - "Reckless" Driving: What is it?
Ep. 88: ECOs, TDOs: Is "Shall" Meaningless?
Ep. 87 - Three Lawsuits, Three Dismissals - New lawsuits against police this week
Ep. 86 - Fatal Police Shooting Ruling Reversed by 4th Circuit
Ep. 85: 2 Pat-Downs Suppressed, 1 Affirmed - Lessons for Articulation
Ep. 84 - May You Ask a Passenger for ID?
Ep. 83 - Va. Supreme Court Reverses Jury in Police Deadly Force Case
Ep. 82 - 2023 General Assembly: Marijuana, Traffic Stops, Investigations.
Ep. 81 - Miranda and Intoxicated or Impaired Suspects
Ep. 80 - Lawful Length of a Traffic Stop - 2 New Cases
Ep. 79 - Probable Cause, DUI, and Implied Consent
Ep. 78 - DUI and BOLO Stops & Reasonable Suspicion
Ep. 77 - When is a Threat a Criminal Assault? When is it Just Words?
Ep. 76 - Probable Cause: What Does it Mean? 2 New Cases on Plain View
Ep. 75 - Pat Down of Fanny Pack Ruled Lawful - Wait, really?
Ep. 74 - Photo and Show-Up Id's
Ep. 73 - Marijuana - New Laws, New Case
Ep. 72 - 2 Consent Searches Suppressed this month - Why?
Ep. 71 - How long may you detain someone? 2 New Cases
Ep. 70 - New Laws Pt. II: Including, TDOs, Marcus Alerts, LEO Firearms, & Facial Recognition
Ep. 69 - 2022 New Laws Part 1: FOIA, Search Warrants, Quotas, Catalytic Converters, and Venue
Ep. 68 - Virginia hits the brakes on Marijuana Legalization
Ep. 67 - "Geofence" Warrants: Two important new rulings
Ep. 66: New Case Says Pat Down of Armed Gunman's Bag Unlawful
Ep. 65 - Power of Attorney and Fraud by Caretakers: 2 New Cases
Ep. 64 - It's a Conspiracy! Part 2 of 2
Ep. 63 - It's a Conspiracy! Pt. 1 of 2
Ep. 62 - Curtilages, "Open Fields," and Law Enforcement Authority to Go on Private Property
Ep. 61 - Overdoses, Suicidal Persons, & Emergencies in the Home under the 4th Amendment
Ep. 60 - 2 New Use of Force Cases from US Supreme Court
Ep. 59 - New Case Says Barricaded Man with Gun is Not Exigent?
Ep. 58 - Hearsay: What that Word Really Means
Ep. 57 - How to Get Financial Records Pt. 2
Ep. 56 - How To Get Financial Records Pt.1
Ep. 55 - Use of Force Against Inmates, Detainees
Ep. 54 - Armed Citizens: New Lawsuit from the 4th Circuit
Ep. 53: Entering Homes in "Hot Pursuit" - New Ruling from US Supreme Court
Ep. 52 - Marijuana: Frequently Asked Questions
Ep. 51 - Homes, Exigent Circumstances, and the U.S. Supreme Court
Ep. 50 - No "Community Caretaker" Entries Into Homes: New Supreme Court Ruling
Ep. 49 - Search Incident to Arrest: Important New Ruling
Ep. 48 - New Laws Part III - Robbery, Summonses, Facial Recognition, etc.
Ep. 47 - Virginia Legalizes Marijuana - What that Means
Ep. 46: New Laws - FOIA, Death Penalty, Larceny, etc.
Ep. 45 - New Motor Vehicle Stop Laws - What Do They Mean?
Ep. 44 - New Search Warrant Law - Frequently Asked Questions
Ep. 43 version 2.0: Search Warrant Law Change - "Fix" Enacted
Ep.42 - New Search Warrant Statute for 2021
Ep. 41 - Qualified Immunity: New Case, New Laws Update
Ep. 40 - "Check Your Sources" - Informants and Tips
Ep. 39: 2021 General Assembly - New Proposed Statutes
Ep. 38 - Hotels: Exigent Entries, Records, and Guests
Ep. 37: Dispatch for "Man with a Gun" - What Can You Do?
Ep. 36 - 2021 New Laws: How it all happens
Ep. 35 - Miranda, Custody, & Interrogation - 2 New Cases
Ep. 34: New Laws Pt.3 - Stops, Search, Seizure, Sentencing
Ep. 33: New Laws Pt.2 - Civilian Review Boards, Decertification, & Mandatory Training
Ep. 32: New Laws Pt.1 - Use of Force and Search Warrants
Ep. 31 - New Case on License Plate Readers
Ep.30: Curtilages, arrests outside the home, and the 4th Amendment
Ep. 29: Obstruction (Part 2 of 2): What it is and what it isn't
Ep. 28: Obstruction (Part 1 of 2): What it is and what it isn't
Ep. 27: Disorderly Conduct - What it is and what it isn't
Ep. 26 - Va "Police Reform" - Use of Deadly Force
Ep. 25 - Va "Police Reform" - Marijuana and Traffic Stops = Secondary Offenses?
Ep. 24 - Va. Police Reform: Garrity, the 5th Amendment, and Internal Investigations
Ep. 23: Three Va. "Police Reform" Bills
Episode 22 - Obstruction- Fleeing & Barring the Police
Episode 21 - Traffic Stops & Gun Alerts
Episode 20 - Armed Citizens & Traffic Stops
Episode 19 - Active Shooter Response and US v. Curry
Episode 18 - Encryption & Serving Digital Warrants
Episode 17 - Search Warrants for Electronic Devices
Episode 16 - Search Warrants for Communications Content
Episode 15 - Pen Register/Trap and Trace
Episode 14 - Subscriber Data & Legal Process
Episode 13 - Fundamentals of Electronic Evidence
Episode 12 - New Discovery Rules for Virginia Felonies
Episode 11 - New 2020 Laws Part Two
Episode 10 - New 2020 Laws Part One
Episode 9 - Searches of People & Homes After Decriminalization
Episode 8 - Cars Searches and Decriminalization
Episode 7 - Decriminalization of Marijuana in Va.
Episode 6 - Future of Use of Force Law
Episode 5 - Recent Virginia Use of Force Cases
Episode 4 - Use of Deadly Force Under Federal Law
Episode 3 - Use of Non-Deadly Force
Episode 2 - Va. Law on Use of Force
Episode 1 - Federal Law on Use of Force