
Briefs of Leading Cases in Law Enforcement
- 8th Edition - October 12, 2011
- Imprint: Anderson
- Authors: Rolando V. del Carmen, Jeffery T. Walker
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 3 7 7 - 3 5 0 7 - 9
Briefs of Leading Cases in Law Enforcement, Eighth Edition, provides a compilation of case briefs that are relevant to law enforcement officials. These cases deal with probable… Read more

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Request a sales quoteBriefs of Leading Cases in Law Enforcement, Eighth Edition, provides a compilation of case briefs that are relevant to law enforcement officials. These cases deal with probable cause; the exclusionary rule; stop and frisk; arrest and other seizures of persons; seizures of things; searches in general; searches after arrest; searches with consent; vehicle stops and searches; searches of people in vehicles; and roadblocks. The book also covers electronic surveillance; plain view and open field searches; lineups and other pretrial identification procedures; use of force; confessions and admissions; interrogation for Miranda purposes; right to counsel related to policing; entrapment; and legal liabilities. This edition also includes a list of the top 10 cases influencing day-to-day policing in the United States. All the cases provided were decided by the Supreme Court by March 15, 2011.
- Briefs of cases include capsule, facts, issue, holding, reason and case significance.
- Includes list of "Top Ten" Most Important Cases in Day-to-Day Policing
Students and beginning professionals in the criminal justice field.
Preface to the Eighth Edition
List of top ten cases in day-to-day policing
List of cases with principle (capsule) of law
Table of cases
Chapter 1 Probable cause
Draper v. United States, 358 U.S. 307 (1959)
Spinelli v. United States, 393 U.S. 410 (1969)
Illinois v. Gates, 462 U.S. 213 (1983)
United States v. Sokolow, 490 U.S. 1 (1989)
Devenpeck v. Alford, 543 U.S. 146 (2004)
Chapter 2 The exclusionary rule
Weeks v. United States, 232 U.S. 383 (1914)
Rochin v. California, 342 U.S. 165 (1952)
Mapp v. Ohio, 367 U.S. 643 (1961)
Wong Sun v. United States, 371 U.S. 471 (1963)
Nix v. Williams, 467 U.S. 431 (1984)
United States v. Leon, 468 U.S. 897 (1984)
Massachusetts v. Sheppard, 468 U.S. 981 (1984)
Murray v. United States, 487 U.S. 533 (1988)
Minnesota v. Olson, 495 U.S. 91 (1989)
Arizona v. Evans, 514 U.S. 1 (1995)
Brigham City, Utah v. Stuart et al., 547 U.S. 47 (2006)
Davis v. Washington, 547 U.S. 813 (2006)
Herring v. United States, 555 U.S. 135 (2009)
Chapter 3 Stop and frisk
Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1 (1968)
Adams v. Williams, 407 U.S. 143 (1972)
United States v. Hensley, 469 U.S. 221 (1985)
United States v. Sharpe, 470 U.S. 675 (1985)
Alabama v. White, 496 U.S. 325 (1990)
Minnesota v. Dickerson, 508 U.S. 366 (1993)
Illinois v. Wardlow, 528 U.S. 119 (2000)
Florida v. J.L., 529 U.S. 266 (1999)
United States v. Arvizu, 534 U.S. 266 (2001)
Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada et al., 542 U.S. 177 (2004)
Arizona v. Johnson, 555 U.S. ___; No. 07-1122 (2009)
Chapter 4 Arrest and other seizures of persons
Frisbie v. Collins, 342 U.S. 519 (1952)
United States v. Santana, 427 U.S. 38 (1975)
United States v. Watson, 423 U.S. 411 (1976)
Dunaway v. New York, 442 U.S. 200 (1979)
Payton v. New York, 445 U.S. 573 (1980)
Welsh v. Wisconsin, 466 U.S. 740 (1984)
Michigan v. Chesternut, 486 U.S. 567 (1988)
Brower v. County of Inyo, 489 U.S. 593 (1989)
California v. Hodari D., 499 U.S. 621 (1991)
County of Riverside v. McLaughlin, 500 U.S. 413 (1991)
United States v. Alvarez-Machain, 504 U.S. 655 (1992)
Illinois v. McArthur, 531 U.S. 326 (2001)
Atwater v. City of Lago Vista, 532 U.S. 318 (2000)
Chapter 5 Seizures of things
Schmerber v. California, 384 U.S. 757 (1966)
Cupp v. Murphy, 412 U.S. 291 (1973)
Winston v. Lee, 470 U.S. 753 (1985)
City of West Covina v. Perkins, 525 U.S. 234 (1999)
Groh v. Ramirez et al., 540 U.S. 551 (2004)
Muehler v. Mena, 544 U.S. 93 (2004)
Chapter 6 Searches — In general
Coolidge v. New Hampshire, 403 U.S. 443 (1971)
Zurcher v. Stanford Daily, 436 U.S. 547 (1978)
Mincey v. Arizona, 437 U.S. 385 (1978)
Steagald v. United States, 451 U.S. 204 (1981)
Michigan v. Summers, 452 U.S. 692 (1981)
Maryland v. Garrison, 480 U.S. 79 (1987)
California v. Greenwood, 486 U.S. 35 (1988)
Wilson v. Arkansas, 514 U.S. 927 (1995)
Richards v. Wisconsin, 520 U.S. 385 (1997)
United States v. Ramirez, 523 U.S. 65 (1998)
Minnesota v. Carter, 525 U.S. 83 (1998)
United States v. Knights, 534 U.S. 112 (2001)
United States v. Banks, 540 U.S. 31 (2003)
United States v. Grubbs, 547 U.S. 90 (2006)
Hudson v. Michigan, 547 U.S. 586 (2006)
Samson v. California, 547 U.S. 843 (2006)
Chapter 7 Searches after arrest
Warden v. Hayden, 387 U.S. 294 (1967)
Chimel v. California, 395 U.S. 752 (1969)
Vale v. Louisiana, 399 U.S. 30 (1970)
United States v. Robinson, 414 U.S. 218 (1973)
United States v. Edwards, 415 U.S. 800 (1974)
Illinois v. LaFayette, 462 U.S. 640 (1982)
Maryland v. Buie, 494 U.S. 325 (1990)
Virginia v. Moore, 553 U.S. 164 (2008)
Chapter 8 Searches with consent
Stoner v. California, 376 U.S. 483 (1964)
Bumper v. North Carolina, 391 U.S. 543 (1968)
Schneckloth v. Bustamonte, 412 U.S. 218 (1973)
Florida v. Royer, 460 U.S. 491 (1983)
Illinois v. Rodriguez, 497 U.S. 177 (1990)
Florida v. Jimeno, 499 U.S. 934 (1991)
Georgia v. Randolph, 547 U.S. 103 (2006)
Chapter 9 Vehicle stops and searches
Carroll v. United States, 267 U.S. 132 (1925)
Chambers v. Maroney, 399 U.S. 42 (1969)
United States v. Chadwick, 433 U.S. 1 (1977)
Delaware v. Prouse, 440 U.S. 648 (1979)
New York v. Belton, 453 U.S. 454 (1981)
United States v. Cortez, 449 U.S. 411 (1981)
United States v. Ross, 456 U.S. 798 (1982)
Michigan v. Long, 463 U.S. 1032 (1983)
California v. Carney, 471 U.S. 386 (1985)
Colorado v. Bertine, 479 U.S. 367 (1987)
Florida v. Wells, 495 U.S. 1 (1989)
California v. Acevedo, 500 U.S. 565 (1991)
Pennsylvania v. Labron, 518 U.S. 938 (1996)
Knowles v. Iowa, 525 U.S. 113 (1998)
Wyoming v. Houghton, 526 U.S. 295 (1999)
Bond v. United States, 529 U.S. 334 (2000)
Maryland v. Pringle, 540 U.S. 366 (2003)
United States v. Flores-Montano, 541 U.S. 149 (2004)
Thornton v. United States, 541 U.S. 615 (2004)
Illinois v. Caballes, 543 U.S. 405 (2005)
Arizona v. Gant, 556 U.S. 332 (2009)
Chapter 10 Searches of people in vehicles
Florida v. Bostick, 501 U.S. 429 (1991)
Whren v. United States, 517 U.S. 806 (1996)
Maryland v. Wilson, 519 U.S. 408 (1997)
Ohio v. Robinette, 519 U.S. 33 (1996)
United States v. Drayton, 536 U.S. 194 (2002)
Brendlin v. California, 551 U.S. 1 (2007)
Chapter 11 Roadblocks
Michigan Department of State Police v. Sitz, 496 U.S. 444 (1990)
Indianapolis v. Edmond, 531 U.S. 32 (2000)
Illinois v. Lidster, 540 U.S. 419 (2004)
Chapter 12 Electronic surveillance
Olmstead v. United States, 277 U.S. 438 (1928)
On Lee v. United States, 343 U.S. 747 (1952)
Berger v. New York, 388 U.S. 41 (1967)
Katz v. United States, 389 U.S. 347 (1967)
United States v. Karo, 468 U.S. 705 (1984)
Kyllo v. United States, 533 U.S. 27 (2001)
Chapter 13 Plain view and open fields searches
Texas v. Brown, 460 U.S. 730 (1983)
Oliver v. United States, 466 U.S. 170 (1984)
California v. Ciraolo, 476 U.S. 207 (1986)
United States v. Dunn, 480 U.S. 294 (1987)
Arizona v. Hicks, 480 U.S. 321 (1987)
Horton v. California, 496 U.S. 128 (1990)
Chapter 14 Lineups and other pretrial identification procedures
United States v. Wade, 388 U.S. 218 (1967)
Foster v. California, 394 U.S. 440 (1969)
Kirby v. Illinois, 406 U.S. 682 (1972)
United States v. Dionisio, 410 U.S. 1 (1973)
Manson v. Brathwaite, 432 U.S. 98 (1977)
United States v. Crews, 445 U.S. 463 (1980)
Chapter 15 Use of force
Tennessee v. Garner, 471 U.S. 1 (1985)
Graham v. Connor, 490 U.S. 396 (1989)
Scott v. Harris, 550 U.S. 372 (2007)
Chapter 16 Confessions and admissions: Cases affirming Miranda
Brown v. Mississippi, 297 U.S. 278 (1936)
Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966)
Edwards v. Arizona, 451 U.S. 477 (1981)
Berkemer v. McCarty, 468 U.S. 420 (1984)
Michigan v. Jackson, 475 U.S. 625 (1986)
Arizona v. Roberson, 486 U.S. 675 (1988)
Minnick v. Mississippi, 498 U.S. 146 (1990)
Arizona v. Fulminante, 499 U.S. 279 (1991)
Dickerson v. United States, 530 U.S. 428 (2000)
Kaupp v. Texas, 538 U.S. 626 (2003)
Fellers v. United States, 540 U.S. 519 (2004)
Missouri v. Seibert, 542 U.S. 600 (2004)
Maryland v. Shatzer, 559 U.S. ___; No. 08-680 (2010)
Berghuis v. Thompkins, 560 U.S. ___; No. 08-1470 (2010)
Chapter 17 Confessions and admissions: Cases weakening Miranda
South Dakota v. Neville, 459 U.S. 553 (1983)
New York v. Quarles, 467 U.S. 649 (1984)
Oregon v. Elstad, 470 U.S. 298 (1985)
Colorado v. Connelly, 479 U.S. 157 (1986)
Colorado v. Spring, 479 U.S. 564 (1987)
Connecticut v. Barrett, 479 U.S. 523 (1987)
Patterson v. Illinois, 487 U.S. 285 (1988)
Duckworth v. Eagan, 492 U.S. 195 (1989)
Pennsylvania v. Muniz, 496 U.S. 582 (1990)
McNeil v. Wisconsin, 501 U.S. 171 (1991)
Davis v. United States, 512 U.S. 452 (1994)
United States v. Patane, 542 U.S. 630 (2004)
Chapter 18 What constitutes interrogation for Miranda purposes?
Brewer v. Williams, 430 U.S. 387 (1977)
Rhode Island v. Innis, 446 U.S. 291 (1980)
Arizona v. Mauro, 481 U.S. 520 (1987)
Chavez v. Martinez, 538 U.S. 760 (2004)
Chapter 19 Right to counsel related to policing
Powell v. Alabama, 287 U.S. 45 (1932)
Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335 (1963)
Escobedo v. Illinois, 378 U.S. 478 (1964)
Massiah v. United States, 377 U.S. 201 (1964)
United States v. Henry, 447 U.S. 264 (1980)
Kansas v. Ventris, 556 U.S. ___; No. 08-1470 (2009)
Michigan v. Bryant, 562 U.S. ___: No. 09-150 (2011)
Chapter 20 Entrapment
Sherman v. United States, 356 U.S. 369 (1958)
United States v. Russell, 411 U.S. 423 (1973)
Hampton v. United States, 425 U.S. 484 (1976)
Mathews v. United States, 485 U.S. 58 (1988)
Jacobson v. United States, 503 U.S. 540 (1992)
Chapter 21 Legal liabilities
Owen v. City of Independence, 445 U.S. 622 (1980)
Briscoe v. LaHue, 460 U.S. 325 (1983)
Malley v. Briggs, 475 U.S. 335 (1986)
City of Canton v. Harris, 489 U.S. 378 (1989)
Will v. Michigan Department of State Police, 491 U.S. 58 (1989)
Hafer v. Melo, 502 U.S. 21 (1991)
Collins v. City of Harker Heights, 503 U.S. 115 (1992)
Board of the County Commissioners of Bryan County, Oklahoma v. Brown, 520 U.S. 397 (1997)
McMillian v. Monroe County, Alabama, 520 U.S. 781 (1997)
County of Sacramento v. Lewis, 523 U.S. 833 (1998)
Saucier v. Katz, 533 U.S. 194 (2001)
Town of Castle Rock v. Gonzales, 545 U.S. 748 (2005)
Index
- Edition: 8
- Published: October 12, 2011
- Imprint: Anderson
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN: 9781437735079
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Rolando V. del Carmen
Rolando V. del Carmen retired in May 2011 as Distinguished Professor of Criminal Justice (Law) in the College of Criminal Justice, Sam Houston State University. He has authored numerous books and articles in various areas of law related to criminal justice. He has won all three major awards given by the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, and has taught numerous graduate and undergraduate classes in law and has been a mentor and friend to many of his students.
Affiliations and expertise
Sam Houston State University, TX, USAJW
Jeffery T. Walker
Jeffery T. Walker is a professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology in the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of Arkansas, Little Rock, where he has taught since 1990. He currently serves as the PhD Coordinator. A past president of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Walker holds joint appointments with the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, and the University of Arkansas Medical School. His main areas of interest are social/environmental factors of crime and the study of non-linear dynamics as they relate to crime.
Affiliations and expertise
University of Arkansas, Little Rock, USARead Briefs of Leading Cases in Law Enforcement on ScienceDirect