Category Archives: Search and Seizures

Exigent Circumstances: What They Are and How They Allow Police to Search and Seize Without a Warrant

There are times when police officers in Texas can search without a search warrant; sometimes they don’t even have to knock on the door before entering your home. Sitting in the comfort of your living room, you may assume you’re safe from intrusion by the police. Surely they can’t barge into your private home, uninvited…

Posted on March 15, 2019 by Michael Lowe, on Arrest and Indictment, InDepth Articles, Search and Seizures |

Latest Forfeiture Ruling by SCOTUS: What Does It Mean for Texas Criminal Defense?

Timbs v. Indiana is the first step in ending state-wide forfeiture abuse In an opinion written by Justice Ginsburg with two concurrences filed by Justice Gorsuch and Justice Thomas, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) vacated and remanded the judgment of the Indiana Supreme Court in Timbs v. Indiana on February 20, 2019….

Posted on February 27, 2019 by Michael Lowe, on Federal Government Watch, InDepth Articles, Orwellian Threats to Rights, Search and Seizures |

Illegal Search Warrants: Challenging the Underlying Affidavit

Texas Defense Attorney Strategies against Illegal Search Warrants Under Texas law, a “search warrant” is defined as “a written order, issued by a magistrate and directed to a peace officer, commanding him to search for any property or thing and to seize the same and bring it before such magistrate or commanding him to search…

Posted on February 8, 2019 by Michael Lowe, on Arrest and Indictment, InDepth Articles, Search and Seizures |

What is a Protective Sweep?

More on Police Entering and Searching Your Home without a Warrant Police officers cannot enter your home willy-nilly. They have to get a judge’s okay that there is “probable cause” to come inside your place, documented in a “search warrant” signed by that judge which they show you when they come inside. We’ve discussed various…

Posted on February 7, 2018 by Michael Lowe, on Appeals, Arrest and Indictment, Orwellian Threats to Rights, Search and Seizures |

When Police Enter Your Home (Or the FBI and ICE) Here in Texas

The Fourth Amendment protects you in the privacy of your home. In the United States, police cannot enter your home whenever they choose to do so (unlike some other countries). Here, your privacy is constitutionally protected and private citizens can reside safely in their homes without concern for the government busting through the front door….

Posted on December 20, 2017 by Michael Lowe, on Arrest and Indictment, Cop Watch, Search and Seizures |

The Police Power to Search Your Car: SCOTUS May Change Things in Byrd and Collins

Things change. And in criminal law, sometimes things change because the Supreme Court of the United States changes them. Last month, we got a heads up that SCOTUS may be changing the law that controls when a police officer can search someone’s car. That’s because the High Court started its new term right off the…

Posted on October 11, 2017 by Michael Lowe, on Arrest and Indictment, Search and Seizures |

Carfentanil, Fentanyl Analogues, Heroin, China, the Police, and Felony Arrests

Heroin isn’t the big deal in the opioid crisis anymore. You might even say that heroin is Old School. Now, it’s what is being combined with heroin that’s being sold all over the country. Namely, fentanyl and the fentanyl analogues like carfentanil. And times are changing for everyone involved. The Popularity of Fentanyl Fentanyl is…

Posted on September 20, 2017 by Michael Lowe, on Arrest and Indictment, Drug Crimes, Heroin Charges, Search and Seizures, Trafficking Charges |

Police Officer Arrest of Utah Nurse Alex Wubbels: Lessons for All of Us

First you have to watch the video of what happened in a Utah emergency room on July 26, 2017. The video shows what happens after Salt Lake City Detective Jeff Payne demands a blood sample from patient William Gray. Blood Sample Not From Suspect Seems Mr. Gray was being given medical treatment at the hospital…

Posted on September 6, 2017 by Michael Lowe, on Arrest and Indictment, Cop Watch, Orwellian Threats to Rights, Search and Seizures |

Do Police Need Search Warrants to Access Digital Information? The Importance of Carpenter v. United States

Anyone in Texas that has a cellphone needs to know about a case that is before the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) right now. The case is filed as Case No. 16-402 and styled Carpenter v. United States. You can follow it here on the SCOTUS online docket. Why This SCOTUS Case is…

Posted on August 16, 2017 by Michael Lowe, on Arrest and Indictment, Orwellian Threats to Rights, Search and Seizures |

What is a Motion to Suppress?

In Texas, one of the main weapons that a criminal defense lawyer can use to help his client is a “motion to suppress” that requests the judge order certain evidence be excluded from the case. It can be filed in both state and federal court. It’s a very powerful tool for the defense. Why? Because…

Posted on July 19, 2017 by Michael Lowe, on Arrest and Indictment, Evidence, Search and Seizures |

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