Tag: Probable Cause
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Law Enforcement Expert Witness’ Opinion About Officer’s Demeanor Has Marginal Relevance
Joshua Briggs was arrested for Disorderly Conduct and Harassment because he called Anchorage Police Officer Orean Yi a pig. Briggs filed this lawsuit alleging that he was arrested without probable cause in retaliation for exercising his First Amendment rights. Officer Yi asserted that he had probable cause to arrest Briggs because Briggs was making sufficient…
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Law Enforcement Expert Witness Prohibited From Testifying About the Existence of Probable Cause For Arrest
On February 26, 2024, the Defendant David Boruchowitz, a Deputy Sheriff with the Nye County Sheriff’s Office (NCSO), collaborated with Ken Johnson, a former Valley Electric Association (VEA) employee to arrest Angela Evans, the then-CEO of the Valley Electric Association (“VEA”), the entity responsible for providing power to residents of Nye County. Ken Johnson was…
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Law Enforcement Expert Witness’ Testimony About Presence of Probable Cause Excluded
This case arose when Defendant Jacob Salamon, a police officer for the City of Loveland, Ohio, arrested Plaintiff Amanda Caton, an off-duty police officer for the City of Cincinnati, Ohio, for operating a vehicle when intoxicated (“OVI”). Plaintiff Patrick Caton, Amanda Caton’s husband and also an off-duty police officer for the City of Cincinnati, was…
