Second Circuit United States v. Wallace, 937 F.3d 130(2d Cir. 2019) Three New York City police officers were traveling in a patrol car when, at approximately 7:20 p.m., they saw a defective brake light on the vehicle in front of […]

On a number of occasions, we have discussed cases involving an officer’s liability where the officer drafts an affidavit or arrest report that contains untruthful information or fails to disclose exculpatory information learned during the course of the investigation.  Today’s case – McDonough

DLG first ran this article in September of 2015 to address an issue that was causing a legal concern across the Country and has been the most read article since that time.  Interestingly, even after four years the question still

Craig E. Ferrell Jr., Deputy Director/General Counsel (Ret.), Houston Police Department, and Assistant Professor of Law and Criminal Justice, Houston Baptist University The U.S. Supreme Court’s October 2018 through June 2019 term began with only eight of the nine justices

Earlier this year, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review the case of rapper Jamal Knox v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The case stemmed from Knox’s song “F*** The Police” which was recorded after he was arrested in 2012 for gun and

Within the Daigle Law Group Policy Center policies concerning less-lethal force related to OC spray, we have looked at a number of issues that you need to keep in mind when applying this force option. Each less-lethal force option comes

At least once or twice each year we review a case of involving “contempt of cop”.  You know – those cases where somebody says something – we get offended – and the next thing you know the person spouting off is cuffed

This week we look at a case out of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.  For officers operating in Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Montana, Idaho, Nevada, Washington, and Oregon the appellate court has refined the rules surrounding the questioning of

Second Circuit United States v. Williams, 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 20262 (2d Cir. N.Y. July 9, 2019) Officers with the New York City Police Department (NYPD) arrested  Williams for speeding, reckless driving, and unauthorized use of a rental car.   At

Over the last several NTOA publications the Legal Counsel section has fielded several articles dealing with mental health issues and the legal use of force when dealing with non- criminal subjects suffering some type of mental health episode. The purpose