by William Bickerton | Mar 21, 2009 | DUI, Probable Cause
District Judge William E. Bolle of Troy, Michigan dismissed a DUI charge where the arrest was the result of an anonymous tip. Although the tipster reported erratic driving, the police officer did not notice any erratic driving after following the defendant for one...
by William Bickerton | Mar 9, 2009 | DUI, Probable Cause
Former University of Florida baseball player Stephen Kendall Locke, Jr. had DUI charges dropped after it was determined that the video from the arresting officer’s dashboard camera did not support the arrest report.According to Officer Daniel Surrency, Locke was...
by Lea Bickerton | Oct 15, 2008 | Drug Crimes, Probable Cause, Supreme Court
On Tuesday, October 14, 2008, the United States Supreme Court decided not to review Pennsylvania v. Dunlap.In Commonwealth v. Dunlap, 941 A.2d 671 (Pa. 2007), Nathan Dunlap was charged and convicted of drug offenses after Philadelphia Police observed him engage in...