Standing Up For Your Rights
Let’s be blunt. Police make a living at arresting people. And, they have a bag of tricks to make that happen. Deception is part of law enforcement training and tactics. I read an article from a police magazine where the subtitle stated: “Sometimes you have to resort...
Ordinarily, law enforcement officers need a warrant to search you or your property. There are some exceptions to the warrant requirement. One exception is when a person consents to the search. So, if your totally innocent, or have nothing to hide, why should you...
The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures. Generally speaking, police must have a warrant before conducting a search. However, there are six instances where a warrant is not required. You can read my article on the...
The Constitutions of the United States and Oklahoma each guarantee us certain basic rights, including the right to a lawyer, the privilege against self-incrimination (the right to remain silent), and the right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures. When...
This content was written for Cale Law Office One the biggest court battles in criminal cases concerns whether a search was legally valid. Tulsa criminal defense attorney Stephen Cale explains that there are six exceptions to the search warrant requirement. This is for...