The audio transcript is a recording of a police interaction involving Mr. Jason Tartt, a former military police officer, and two
1. The episode covers obstruction, the right to film police officers, and warrantless arrests.
2. The interaction was captured on Deputy Martin's body camera.
3. The episode is brought to us by the Civil Rights Lawyers Channel.
4. The episode is set in West Virginia.
5. The episode revolves around the case of Donnie Harrison and his wife Ventre, who were approached by deputies from the McDowell County Sheriff's Office.
6. The deputies asked the Harrisons about alleged marijuana plants found in some overgrown brush at a nearby property owned by a third party.
7. The deputies continued to question the Harrisons as they walked around the property and looked through windows.
8. The interaction that followed was captured on Deputy Martin's body camera.
9. The episode is set on August 7th, 2020.
10. The episode discusses the law in West Virginia regarding the requirement for individuals to give their name and date of birth.
11. The episode discusses the law in West Virginia regarding the obstruction statute and how it can be used to arrest individuals who refuse to identify themselves.
12. The episode discusses the case of Wingate versus Fulford, where the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals determined that a local stop and identify ordinance was unconstitutional when applied outside the context of a valid investigatory stop.
13. The episode discusses the case of Hulbert versus Pope, where a U.S District Court denied qualified immunity to an officer who arrested two individuals for recording the police on the public sidewalk in front of the Maryland State House.
14. The episode discusses the case of Jameski versus Hauck, where the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals held that an individual's First Amendment right to record police activities on public property was not clearly established.
15. The episode discusses the case of Longa versus California, where the Supreme Court held that without other exigent circumstances, the pursuit of a fleeing misdemeanor suspect does not justify an officer's warrantless entry into a home or its cartilage.
16. The episode discusses the case of Collins versus Virginia, where the Supreme Court concluded that when a law enforcement officer physically intrudes on the cartilage to gather evidence, a search within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment has occurred.
17. The episode discusses the case of United States versus Watson, where the Supreme Court held that the warrantless arrest of an individual in a public place upon probable cause did not violate the Fourth Amendment.
18. The episode discusses the case of United States versus Santana, where the Supreme Court decided that the front door of an individual's home was considered a public place for the purposes of the Fourth Amendment.
19. The episode discusses the case of United States versus Hagerman, where the U.S District Court in the Western District of Virginia upheld the warrantless arrest of an individual on his lawn.
20. The episode discusses the case of Wingate versus Fulford, where the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals determined that the application of a local stop and identify ordinance was unconstitutional.
21. The episode discusses the case of Hulbert versus Pope, where a U.S District Court denied qualified immunity to an officer who arrested two individuals for recording the police on the public sidewalk in front of the Maryland State House.
22. The episode discusses the case of Jameski versus Hauck, where the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals held that an individual's First Amendment right to record police activities on public property was not clearly established.
23. The episode discusses the case of Longa versus California, where the Supreme Court held that without other exigent circumstances, the pursuit of a fleeing misdemeanor suspect does not justify an officer's warrantless entry into a home or its cartilage.
24. The episode discusses the case of Collins versus Virginia, where the Supreme Court concluded that when a law enforcement officer physically intrudes on the cartilage to gather evidence, a search within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment has occurred.
25. The episode discusses the case of United States versus Watson, where the Supreme Court held that the warrantless arrest of an individual in a public place upon probable cause did not violate the Fourth Amendment.
26. The episode discusses the case of United States versus Santana, where the Supreme Court decided that the front door of an individual's home was