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Detentions & Contacts
Investigative Detentions
Special Needs Detentions
Traffic Stops
Investigative Contacts
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2010 Investigative Detentions
2010 Special Needs Detentions
2003 Traffic Stops
2006 Investigative "Contacts"
Arrests
Arrests
Out-of-County Arrests
Citizens' Arrests
Post-Arrest Time Limits
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2009 Arrests
2004 Out-of-County Felony Arrests
2007 Citizens' Arrests
2009 Arrests
Searches: Basic
Consent Searches
Consent Searches
Pat Searches
Searches Incident to Arrest
Entry and Search for Arrestee (Ramey)
Vehicle Searches
Probation and Parole Searches
Exigent Circumstance Searches
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2007 Consent Searches
2007 Third-Party Consent
2008 Pat Searches
2011 Searches Incident to Arrest
2012 Entry to Arrest (Ramey)
2009 Vehicle Searches
2009 Probation and Parole Searches
2010 Exigent Circumstances
Searches: Special
Voice mail, Email, and Text Msg Searches
Phone Internet, and Email Records
Financial Records
Workplace Searches
Searches on School Grounds
Booking Searches
Police Trespassing
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2012 Electronic Communications
2012 Electronic Communications Records
2006 Financial Records
2000 Workplace Searches
2007 Searches and Detentions ...
2005 "Second Look" .. Prisoners' Prop.
2003 Police Trespassing
Search Warrants
Search Warrants
Special Procedures
Executing Warrants
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2011 Search Warrants
2011 Search Warrant Special Procedures
2004 Executing Search Warrants
Probable Cause
Principles of Probable Cause
Reliability of Information and Sources
Reliability of Information and Sources
Reliability of Information and Sources
Probable Cause to Arrest
Probable Cause to Search
Most Recent Article
2008 The Principles of Probable Cause
2008 Probable Cause Information . . .
2005 The "Official Channels" Rule
2005 Detentions Based on 911 Calls
2008 Probable Cause to Arrest
2008 Probable Cause to Search
Search-Related Procedures
Forcible Entry
Protective Sweeps
Knock and Talks
Plain View
Searches by Civilians and Police Agents
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2004 Knock-Notice
2011 Protective Sweeps
2006 Knock and Talks
2008 Plain View
2007 Searches by Civilians & Police...
Surveillance
Surveillance
Intercepting Prisoner Communications
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2007 Police Surveillance
2005 Intercepting Prisoner Comm...
Miranda
When Waivers are Required
Waivers
Invocations
Post-Invocation Questioning
Technical Miranda Violations
Most Recent Article
2012 Miranda: When Compliance Is Compulsory
2013 Miranda Waivers
2013 Miranda Invocations
2013 Post-Invocation Questioning
2006 "Technical" Miranda Violations
Questioning Suspects: Other Issues
Questioning Accomplices (Aranda)
Questioning Charged Suspects
Questioning By Police Agents (Massiah)
Interrogation
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2011 Questioning Accomplices
2007 The Right to Counsel in Criminal ...
2007 The Right to Counsel in Criminal ...
2009 Interrogation
Miscellaneous Subjects
Lineups and Showups
Standing
Entrapment
Digital Photos and Confessions
Testifying in Court
Most Recent Article
2011 Lineups and Showups
2011 Standing
2010 Entrapment
2004 Digital Photos and Confessions
2009 Testifying in Court
Motions
Motions to Suppress Evidence
Motions to Disclose Informants
Motions to Disclose Surveillance Site
Harvey-Madden Motions
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2003 Averting Evidence Suppression
2006 Informants: Protecting Their Id...
2001 Protecting Surveillance Sites
2005 Harvey-Madden