Legal Opinion
Byram v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided January 25, 2017No. PD-1480-15PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · YearyYeary, J.
Unlike singularly-focused federal law enforcement agencies, local police departments “have multiple responsibilities, only one of which is the enforcement of criminal law.” Debra Livingston, Police, Community Caretaking, and the Fourth Amendment, 1998 U. Chi. Legal F. 261, 261. We expect them to aid individuals who are in danger of physical harm, protect the rights to speak and assemble, facilitate the movement of people and vehicles, assist people who cannot care for themselves, resolve conflict, and deter crime through their conspicuousness. ABA Standards For Criminal Justice §§…
3Cases cited12 opinions
- Whren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Cady v. DombrowskiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Ashcroft v. al-KiddSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
- State v. CullenCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2006
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4Cited by19 opinions
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