Articles Posted in Criminal Law

Detroit Police Commissioners Approve Use of Facial Recognition Technology Updated: Published by:

Detroit police plan to use facial recognition technology to help investigate allegations of home invasions and certain violent crimes, despite concerns over accuracy and fairness.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Finds Lack of Reasonable Suspicion for Arrest of Black Man With Gun in Washington State Updated: Published by:

On Wednesday, June 5, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that Washington State police officers lacked reasonable suspicion to arrest Daniel Brown after the police received an anonymous report of a black man possessing a gun in Washington, a concealed-carry state. After the police…

The NYPD Demands for Google to Stop Allowing DWI Checkpoint Location Information on Waze App Updated: Published by:

The NYPD has sent a letter to Google demanding that it remove a feature that allows users to post drunk-driving checkpoints on its Wave navigation app. In the letter, the NYPD argues that the feature is irresponsible because it allows impaired and intoxicated drivers to avoid checkpoints and therefore encourages…

United States Supreme Court to Hear Case Challenging Wisconsin Law Permitting Warrantless Blood Draws From Unconscious Drunken Driving Suspects Updated: Published by:

On Friday, January 11, 2019, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari in Gerald P. Mitchell v. State of Wisconsin (Docket No. 18-6210). The case questions whether a civil implied-consent statute in Wisconsin, permitting police officers to draw the blood of an unconscious driver, without consent, is constitutional.

Florida Courts Split on Right of Criminal Suspect to Withhold iPhone Passcode Updated: Published by:

Two Florida district courts have reached clashing conclusions on whether a suspect in a criminal case can invoke the Fifth Amendment to withhold their iPhone passcode from law enforcement. In the older case, State of Florida v. Stahl, the court ruled that a criminal suspect does not have this right under…