On behalf of Wampler & Passanise | Dec 21, 2018 | Firm News, Legal News
Missourians approved medical marijuana Amendment 2 by a 65 percent vote earlier this month, and we now look forward to many months of studies by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services and the rise of cannabis dispensaries to a total of 192 by the year...
On behalf of Wampler & Passanise | Dec 21, 2018 | Firm News, Legal News
A lawful investigative detention was not an illegal arrest when an officer expressed his intention to search a detainees pocket and then tried to reach into it [1]. Police noticed the suspect at a university student cafeteria. He appeared unkempt, his eyes were...
On behalf of Wampler & Passanise | Dec 21, 2018 | Firm News, Legal News
The “community caretaking doctrine” is an exception to the constitutional warrant requirements which may be invoked to validate as reasonable a search of a car. The typical instance is when an abandoned, unlocked vehicle is sitting off the roadway, or sitting on a...
On behalf of Wampler & Passanise | Dec 21, 2018 | Firm News, Legal News
The whistleblower protection act (1989) is a law that protects Federal government employees from retaliatory action for voluntary disclosing information about dishonest or illegal activities occurring at a government organization[1] Lawmakers have recognized the...
On behalf of Wampler & Passanise | Dec 21, 2018 | Firm News, Legal News
The right to be left alone, the right to silence and to be free from harassment are “rights” often cited as essential to the First Amendment, but being put to real test in the communications age and the abusive potential of modern electronic communication. Free speech...
On behalf of Wampler & Passanise | Dec 21, 2018 | Firm News, Legal News
There are many scenarios in which you may wonder whether or not a police officer may lawfully search your vehicle. The Fourth Amendment protects against unlawful search and seizure without a warrant or probable cause. There are some situations that allow police to...
