In the State of Indiana, is it legal for the police to stop you from entering your house while they are waiting to obtain a search warrant? Can you point me to any statutes or literature that addresses this issue?
posted by Ggardner
on Dec 15, 2012 -
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Don't talk to the police is convincing and sound advice. Getting a lawyer to represent you so that the police don't trick you into a conviction is a great idea. However, when someone is unexpectedly taken into police custody, how they find a suitable attorney on the spot to defend them?
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posted by ignignokt
on Aug 28, 2012 -
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This
video clip from the TLC leaves me wondering what should be done. I know to never allow the police to search anything and to not answer questions. But what if the request is not a question but a demand rationalized by the officer as a safety issue. Bonus question: does the door being opened count as consent to search? YANML YANAL TINLA apply
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posted by Felex
on Feb 23, 2011 -
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I am looking for an example of a drug bust for which the police uncovered a pattern of drug shipments not just uncovered one shipment. I am interested in looking at a pattern of drug transportation in which I can know approximately when drugs where delivered over a period of time.
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posted by bucksox
on Feb 1, 2011 -
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This may be the strangest question I've ever asked here. What, exactly, would happen next after the last scene of the finale of White Collar, if it had happened in real life? Lawyers, policemen, FBI agents, etc. might have answers, but so might anyone else. (Obvious spoiler warning: extended explanation of the last scene of season 1 of White Collar.)
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posted by tzikeh
on Mar 12, 2010 -
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Several times while out in busy nightlife areas in New York, I've passed random dudes on the street who offer to sell me (and every other passer-by) a whole smorgasbord of drugs, totally unprompted. I've never been remotely tempted to buy, but I'm curious how this works from a legal standpoint. How do these guys
not get busted?
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posted by decoherence
on Feb 28, 2010 -
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Posting for a friend:
I got a bogus speeding ticket in Louisiana. I live in Texas. Is there anything I can do about it?
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posted by odayoday
on Jan 15, 2010 -
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I ran a red light and got caught by a traffic camera. I received a citation in the mail a few days later. Not my citation, though, someone else's.
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posted by notmydesk
on Dec 11, 2009 -
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How do criminals convince other criminals they aren't (undercover) police?
posted by stinkycheese
on Nov 4, 2009 -
35 answers
Some more 30s New York questions: Would a police detectve in 1930s New York be a uniformed or a nonuniformed role? In the 30s would there be such a thing as plainsclothes police outside of the feds? Are there any years in the 30s in which the New York summer was particularly hot? And, just to be totally random, what popular newspapers in New York in the 30s would have been giving favourable coverage to Hitler, and when would he have started being front page news?
posted by Artw
on Aug 8, 2009 -
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Are the lowered speed limits enforced after a construction job is finished? Read on for a better explanation.
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posted by ascetic
on May 20, 2009 -
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Does the right to remain silent include the right to not to reveal your name?
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posted by roofus
on Dec 23, 2008 -
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My female friend's car was pulled over yesterday, and marijuana was found. They released her with some conditions. She is getting a lawyer, but we are wondering if what occurred is common, and where she should go from here.
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posted by zoey08
on Jun 30, 2007 -
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Generally in most states, especially Oregon, if one person claims another has "personal property," do the police deal with this in an immediate sense or is this a case for small claims?
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 20, 2007 -
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If a person has a valid out of state license and has had their in-state (lets say... Virginia) license revoked, and is pulled over driving in Virginia, if they produce an out of state license, can the police officer link this valid out of state license to the revoked in state license?
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posted by youthenrage
on Sep 4, 2006 -
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I got an extremely expensive traffic ticket (my first! and $632!) for doing 97 in a 75 on a lonely stretch of road outside of Lovelock, Nevada. I paid the ticket, and asked the court (and the ticketing officer, at that point) about traffic school; they both said that the points wouldn't transfer to California or go on my record, but as far as traffic school to lower insurance went, it was between me and my insurance company, and they'd get in touch with me. However, can't I do something pre-emptively to keep this from going on my insurance record? Or am I screwed? I paid the fine in mid-June, just before it was due (took a little while to save the money); the ticket was issued in mid-May.
posted by luriete
on Jul 11, 2006 -
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Mathematicians: Help me stick it
(back) to The Man: Is 1.75 miles enough for a vehicle that started off moving slower than the rest of traffic to build up speed, pace a car and accurately determine its speed?
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posted by thefinned1
on Jan 4, 2006 -
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What are my rights as a Canadian citizen living in Ontario in respect to police officers? Such as my rights to refuse search and following their orders, etc.
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posted by KathyK
on Nov 22, 2005 -
9 answers
Why don't police walk around parking lots and give out tickets for uninspected vehicles?
posted by jeremias
on Jul 22, 2005 -
29 answers
Legal question time! I hosted a party, and I was charged with Furnishing Alcohol to a Minor, section ORS 471.410, Oregon Law. Problem is, I am not 21. More inside. (Note: Any advice will not be referred as legal guidance.)
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posted by Keyser Soze
on May 3, 2004 -
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ID Required? Are you required to show an ID to a policeman? What about car searches? (more inside)
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posted by geoff.
on Jan 6, 2004 -
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