Imagine you are sitting in your home enjoying some television when all of a sudden you see a group of policemen stroll down the street with a K-9 unit. This specialized drug hunter barks in the direction of your house indicating there may be illegal substances in your dwelling. The police have the right to break down the door and search your home because that may now be considered probable cause. The United States Supreme Court heard two cases back to back, Florida v. Jardines and Florida v. Harris, that will decide just that.
Monthly Archives: November 2012
Chris Brown Avoids Punishment Yet Again
In 2009, the singer Chris Brown, was sentenced to serve over 1,400 hours in a “labor oriented service, and was ordered to complete a 52-week domestic violence program. This was the result of the domestic violence charge he received after assaulting his girlfriend at the time, Rihanna. Since then, previous to his most recent trial on November 1st, he has tested positive for marijuana use while in Virginia. He somehow got away with it in court due to the fact that the marijuana was consumed in California, as allowed by his medical marijuana license.