{"podcast":{"title":"Swear on the Stand","slug":"swear-on-the-stand-7111404","podcast_index_feed_id":7111404,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fddb5314/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/danielswear","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/42490093/42490093-1732466737482-64af1021e8b8d.jpg","author":"Daniel W. Swear","episode_count":193,"summary":"Court decisions are complex and difficult to digest. This podcast is designed to educating listeners on current legal decisions in a fun and interesting way. Researched by me and produced with the assistance of AI.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-10T22:18:10.447360+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/swear-on-the-stand-7111404"},"episode":{"title":"United States v. Johnson: The Limits of Protective Sweeps","slug":"united-states-v-johnson-the-limits-of-protective-sweeps","published_at":"2026-06-02T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/swear-on-the-stand-7111404/united-states-v-johnson-the-limits-of-protective-sweeps","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/swear-on-the-stand-7111404","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/danielswear/episodes/United-States-v--Johnson-The-Limits-of-Protective-Sweeps-e3k5h0k","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fddb5314/podcast/play/120816084/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-1%2Fdecedc86-ac3f-bd76-569a-e957eb144c4f.m4a","summary":"This episode discusses a judicial opinion from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit regarding a defendant's appeal of a firearm conviction. The court analyzed whether a warrantless vehicle search conducted during an arrest was constitutional under the Fourth Amendment . While the lower court initially upheld the search as a protective sweep for officer safety, the appellate majority reversed this decision. They determined that the presence of the suspect's romantic partner did not provide reasonable suspicion of danger because she exhibited no hostile or suspicious behavior at the scene. A dissenting opinion argued that the search was reasonable given the totality of the circumstances, including the partner’s criminal history and the high-tension nature of the arrest. Ultimately, the court vacated the conviction , emphasizing that police must observe specific, current facts to justify such a search.","meta_description":"This episode discusses a judicial opinion from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit regarding a defendant's appeal of a firearm convic…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2095,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/swear-on-the-stand-7111404/episodes/united-states-v-johnson-the-limits-of-protective-sweeps/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/swear-on-the-stand-7111404/united-states-v-johnson-the-limits-of-protective-sweeps.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}