A police officer’s use of force against a resisting arrestee must be “objectively reasonable” under the circumstances to be lawful, taking into account the surrounding circumstances.

With probable cause to believe a vehicle contains contraband or other evidence of a crime, the vehicle and any containers found therein may be searched without a search warrant.

Intrusive body cavity searches of jail inmates may be unlawful, depending upon the availability of a less intrusive means of determining whether the inmate is hiding contraband in her body.

An officer’s illegal detention or arrest, and/or his or her use of unreasonable force, negates the necessary element of a resisting arrest charge per P.C. §§ 69 and/or 148(a)(1) that the officer acted in the performance of his or her duty.

The hot pursuit by law enforcement of a fleeing misdemeanant into his home, absent an exigency above and beyond the flight itself, violates the Fourth Amendment.