Monthly Archives: December 2011

Texas Ranks Third in Exonerations…

By Kent Paschal | Published: December 24, 2011

According to a recent article in The Texas Tribune, the state of Texas comes in third behind Illinois and New York in the number of exonerations in the United States since 1989. This is according to data compiled by Mother Jones. You should read the full Texas Tribune article. You should also read the story [...]

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The Fourth Amendment and Drug Dog Sniffs…

By Kent Paschal | Published: December 10, 2011

In Illinois vs. Caballes, 543 U.S. 405 (2005), the United States Supreme Court ruled that law enforcement officers do not need reasonable suspicion to use a drug dog to sniff a vehicle during a legitimate traffic stop. Roy Caballes was stopped by Daniel Gillette, an Illinois State Trooper, for speeding on Interstate 80 in La [...]

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