average lawsuit amount awarded for police misconduct- unwarranted search (4th ammendment violations)?
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There is no legitimate means of determining an average or even likely amount in these type of cases.  The amount awarded or settled for will depend on any number of factors, including but not limited to: (1) the facts of the case; (2) the abilities or experience of the participating lawyers; (3) the resources available to the particular police agency; (4) the jury pool; and the list goes on and on.
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I'm a police officer in Texas and I can tell you what Texas law allows. In Texas there is a 2yr statute of limitations for Misdemeanor offenses from the date of the violation, or the date the officer first became aware of the offense in which to file a complaint in court. However, it's not very ethical and you can surely bring it up in court before a judge or jury if you request a jury trial. Did you do anything after he originally let you go that might cause him to take that action? Even if you did, I think you can have him explain to the court why he did that; just on face value from what you said it implies a personal bias against you or harrassment or retaliation at worst. That's a criminal offense if proven against an officer. I'd suggest calling the Internal Affairs division of the agency he works for and / or a supervisor. You can seek free legal advice from your local State Bar Association or attorney's where you live, and you can plead "no contest" if you want which is a plea that finds you guilty of the offense but does not imply a confession, and allows you to explain to the judge what happened and usually results in the fine being cut in half.
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The warrant was issued to remedy the outstanding worthless checks and is normal proceeding. However, there are some vaibles you left out such as the total dollar ammount of the checks you gave to Wal Mart, and that ammount will determine the seriousness of the offense. Each state has a dollar ammount that divides misdemeanor crimes from felony crimes. \n     The fact that you didn't receive anything in the mail from Wal Mart is irrelevant since you knew the checks were worthless when you gave them to Wal Mart.      \n     Any person charged with a crime in the United States has the right to be represented by an attorney, even if they cannot afford one. The court will appoint an attorney to represent you at no cost to you should you be taken into custody. (Remember your Miranda Rights... "you have the right to remain silent.....")\n      In the mean time, you can contact your public defenders office and seek advice from them. Other resources include legal aide which is usually free advice and web sites such as megalaw.com and findlaw.com. Both have paid and free search engines that cover criminal and traffic laws, plus you can search case law to see what the trend for certain offenses has been in your state. You can also contact the Prosecuting/State's attorneys office direct and talk to them about the situation since they are the ones who represent crime victims and will be the attorneys you will have to face should you find yourself in a courtroom. \n      Finally, you can contact your district/magistrate court and and speak with them about making payment arrangements to take care of the outstanding debt. Some states offer probation before judgement which means they give you an opportunity to make the situation right without going to jail if you have a clean criminal history prior to this offense.\n      Remember, since there is a warrant for your arrest, any officer you come into contact with who runs your license will be made aware of the outstaning warrant. You'll place yourself in a much better light if you turn yourself in versus making the police come and find you.
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It is not a violation of civil rights.  You'd propbably only be able to check to see once a warrant/ticket has been filed in court.  Check with your state's highest court, they should have a website with access to each county.\n\nwww.courts.state.va.us
474801
Consult the clerk of the court where the violation occured. You may have to pay a fee for the info.
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Try the links.\n\nSounds like the fines are substantial.\n\nGood luck.
220605
There is a possible charge of filing a false police report. I would want to look into it a little more.
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Maybe, but I wouldn't bet on it.  There is a better reason it get a continuance, though.  The cop, when he testifies, will be working entirely off his notes from the traffic stop.  Think about how many people the average cop stops for speeding or running a red light in a three month period.  He won't really remember pulling you over.  All you have to do is find a way to shed doubt on his testimony.\n\nFor example, I got a speeding ticket where the cop determined my speed by pacing me.  Pacing requires following at a set distance for a specific amount of time.  In court, all I had to do was use the mathematics of the situation to show that it was doubtful that he followed me for the required distance.  The charge was thrown out.
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Yes. That's what the appeal process is for. You appeal it to the County Court of Appeals in the county where the violation occurred. There should be instructions on the back of your copy explaining what to do. Usually, you have to file the appeal within a certain time period after the finding of the lower court. The county court of appeals is the final court on a traffic violation, but often easy to have overturned for numerous reasons. If the officer fails to show up and they try to reschedule your appearance, object to the prosecuting attorney, if he/she is not cooperative, ask to speak to the judge. Usually it will be automatically reversed and dismissed. If you have an attorney, he can examine the ticket and details of the incident      and suggest a defense. If you are defending yourself and have  any evidence, e.g.- picture of obscured stop sign, witness, etc, you can introduce that evidence and essentially have a new trial. If you are guilty and have no real defense, plead "no contest' if the officer shows up. Its the same as a guilty plea, but does not indicate that you admit guilt. You also will have chance to explain circumstances to the judge. In Texas, the fine is usually cut in half and sometimes dismissed if you attend defensive driving school. Call the court that heard your case and ask about process to file the appeal. You may have to post the amount of the fine as bond and sometimes more, which will be reimbursed upon   the appeal trial.
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Yes.\n\n  There is a 1981 Pennsylvania law banning the practice of "directly or indirectly" suggesting that an individual police officer should issue "a certain number of traffic citations." \n\n  However, there has been an ongoing investigation in Pennsylvania for the past few years about the Pennsylvania State Police issuing quotas for their troopers to meet.  The only reason they are getting away with it is that they are calling them "averages" and "standards" to hide the fact that it is a quota.
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That's the thing. The 4th admendment protects against "unreasonable" searches and seizes, not all searches and seizures unconditionally. Supreme court cases have shown that ... for example, your locker in school can be searched despite the admendment.\n\nI do not believe that any searches prior to getting on an airplane violate the letter, or even the spirit of the law. When you get on an airplane, your rights come secondary to the safety of everyone aboard that plane and the people on the ground who could be harmed if that plane crashes. \n\nThe 4th admendment is to stop the government from knocking down your door and looking for evidence without a warrant. It was from the days where writs of assistance were used to arbitrarily search people's houses.
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I have never used any of these sites below, but they seem to offer what you are looking for. I'm sure they want some amount of compensation for their service. good Luck.\nMaybe you can make friends with a local law enforcement officer who can help obtain this data for you.
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http://www.ask.com/web?q=Detroit+police+civil+lawsuits%3F&qsrc=0&o=0
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6 arrests or 6 charges? If you have the cash on hand try something simple like public intox, drunken disorderly, public lewdness...You get the point. Don't act too drunk though otherwise they will put you in the tank for a few hours. We did something similar here and we just paid a cop friend of ours to arrest us over and over. 8 times in one day beating the previous record of 4. That and we got to slash a dudes tires in broad day light with him watching. It was great! Good luck! LOL
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I personally dont know anything about police misconduct, except that they can be pricks just like ne1 can when weve had a bad day.....but I did a little surfin for ya....heres a few sites to help u get started....kelly
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I can give you a starting point and you can decide how much research you want to do. Minneapolis Minnesota installed the same system. It ran for about a year before someone appealed the ticket high enough that the cameras had to be turned off. So there is "case law" out there somewhere.
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If you are the plaintiff (claiming to be the victim of police misconduct) then you just need to do a general google search with the name of your city and "civil rights lawyer" as your search terms.  Otherwise, if you are the defendant (accused of police misconduct) then you need to ask your own District Attorney for your city what private lawyers they work with.