Tag:Fourth Amendment

Court Opinions: 10th Circuit Holds that Franks Can Extend to Off-Duty Police Officers

The 10th Circuit held that the precedent set in the Fourth Amendment case Franks v. Delaware can apply to off-duty police officers.

Court Opinions: 10th Circuit Affirms Qualified Immunity for Officer Involved in Lakewood Shooting

The 10th Circuit concluded that under the circumstances in the case, which involved smoke and a fire, the officer’s lethal force was justified.

Court Opinion: Colorado Supreme Court Rules Police ‘Facilitated’ K-9 Search During a Traffic Stop

The Colorado Supreme Court determined a K-9 agent’s vehicle search in Lakewood violated the Fourth Amendment.

Court Opinions: Appeals Court Holds Right to Privacy Includes Cellphone PIN Code

The appeals court found that the police violated the Fourth Amendment when conducting a phone search with an illegally obtained cellphone PIN code.

Court Opinions: 10th Circuit Finds No Error in Denver Police’s Search of Storage Unit

The 10th Circuit ruled that the plaintiff failed to establish a legitimate expectation of privacy for the storage unit.

Court Opinions: 10th Circuit Finds Mesa County Officers Violated Fourth Amendment Rights in Execution of a Search Warrant

The 10th Circuit found that the plaintiff had satisfied the necessary prongs to overcome the officers' qualified immunity claim.

Court Opinion: Appeals Court Finds Officer’s Reentry onto Property Without Warrant Unconstitutional

The appeals court found that a responding officer’s reentry onto the property without a warrant after a “knock and talk” was unconstitutional.

Court Opinions: Colorado Supreme Court Rules Stoops Aren’t ‘Dwellings’ Under the ‘Make My Day’ Law

The high court ruled a stoop isn’t considered part of a “dwelling” under Colorado's Make My Day law if it’s uncovered, unsecured and unenclosed.