“And I’m Wondering Why You’re Wondering”

I had a client a few years ago who was stopped by Frisco Police one evening around 8pm. My client was a young black male, and the officer who stopped him had received a dispatch about a young black male who had robbed a Sonic twenty or so minutes earlier. The cop had...

Consensual Encounters With Police

Three distinct types of interactions with police exist, for purposes of classification under our laws: (1) consensual encounters; (2) investigatory detentions; and (3) arrests. When a motion to suppress is filed, the State generally attempts to characterize the...