Gregg V. Georgia (1976)
In the case of Gregg v. Georgia, Troy Gregg was charged with committing armed robbery and murder. A few days after the …
Gregg vs. GA
Troy Gregg was found guilty of two counts of armed robbery and murder in the state of Georgia. The jury was given the …
Hudson v. Michigan (2006)
In 2006, Michigan police were granted a warrant to search Booker T. Hudson’s home for drugs and firearms. Once they arrived at …
Herring v. United States
In July 2004, Bennie Herring drove to the sheriff’s department in Coffee County, Alabama, to reclaim property from his impounded truck. Mark …
Terry v. Ohio
On October 31, 1963 in Cleveland Ohio, Cleveland police noticed two men (John Terry and Richard Clinton) acting suspiciously in front of …
Terry v. Ohio (1968) – Terry Stops
On an afternoon in downtown Cleveland, John Terry and Richard Chilton paced the street, each time taking a moment to stare into …
United States v. Leon (1984)
In 1981 in Burbank, California, the police received an anonymous tip naming Patsy Steward and Armando Sanchez as drub dealers. Following this …
United States v. Leon: Exclusionary Rule
United States v. Leon primarily examines the costs and benefits of exclusionary clause of the Fourth Amendment as it applies to warrants. …
Arizona v. Gant
In August of 1999, Tucson, Arizona police officers Griffith and Reed went to a residence that they had received an anonymous tip …
Safford v. Redding
In 2003, a 13-year old girl named Savanna Redding was called into the assistant principle’s office for questioning by Kerry Wilson. Redding …