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Ken Wallentine

Law Enforcement and the Law

Ken Wallentine is the chief of the West Jordan (Utah) Police Department and former chief of law enforcement for the Utah Attorney General. He has served over four decades in public safety, is a legal expert and editor of Xiphos, a monthly national criminal procedure newsletter. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Institute for the Prevention of In-Custody Death and serves as a use of force consultant in state and federal criminal and civil litigation across the nation.

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Court rules that the behavior of the dog, and the subject’s failure to control the dog, could lead a reasonable officer to perceive the dog as an imminent threat
Convictions on the criminal charge of failure to intervene should reverberate in every police agency across the nation
The court determines whether to grant officers qualified immunity for allegations of excessive force
When does the Sixth Amendment right to counsel attach? The court rules on when the right to counsel was implicated in a recent case
A recent case demonstrates how evidence collection, whether it shows innocence or guilt, is essential for law enforcement investigators
Police conducted a warrantless search of the suspect’s property; the question before the court: Was the property abandoned?
The court determines if a traffic stop was lawfully (or unlawfully) prolonged and if the evidence discovered is admissible
Even though the appellate court held the subject was not seized, the court noted that the troopers had reasonable suspicion to detain her on suspicion of drug trafficking
Court rules that troopers had independent lawful bases to stop a defendant for a traffic violation and investigate drug trafficking based on collective knowledge doctrine
In this case, the court rules the suspect knew he had a choice and decided to speak anyway