Category Archives: Standing

AR: Failure to argue against GFE below bars argument on appeal

Failure to challenge application of the good faith exception in the trial court on running the LPN through insurance database precludes challenging it on appeal. Erby v. State, 2023 Ark. App. 220, 2023 Ark. App. LEXIS 211 (April 12, 2023). … Continue reading

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MS: Thief has no standing in a stolen car

Defendant had no standing in a stolen vehicle. In addition, because it was stolen, impoundment and an inventory search would occur in any event, and that would have been legal anyway. Sills v. State, 2023 Miss. LEXIS 89 (Apr. 6, … Continue reading

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SC: DL checkpoint was reasonable

Murder case: A highway checkpoint with four officers to check DLs, registration, and insurance was valid under Prouse, Sitz, and Edmund. No suggestion it was for general crime control. State v. Jones, 2023 S.C. LEXIS 61 (Mar. 29, 2023). Defendant … Continue reading

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W.D.N.C.: Traffic stop for expired tags went right to criminal history and was overlong

The court adopts the R&R and finds that the traffic stop was initially justified, but the officer got way off track from it into investigating other things without reasonable suspicion. Instead, the officer was investigating defendant’s criminal history for 46 … Continue reading

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E.D.La.: 4A and Art. III standing are distinct questions

Just because there’s no Fourth Amendment “standing” in bank records, that doesn’t mean that there’s no Article III standing to challenge interference with privacy in bank records. Hawkins v. Sanders, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 45000 (E.D. La. Mar. 16, 2023):

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E.D.La.: No standing in car with stolen LP and no explanation for why driving it

“The Government, however, also provided evidence that the vehicle is not titled to Duncan and had a stolen license plate, arguing that these facts in conjunction establish that while Duncan possessed the vehicle, there is nothing to suggest he did … Continue reading

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M.D.Ga.: No standing in packages sent to one’s address but with all different names on them

Defendant failed to show standing in packages searched coming to an address he claimed as his “primary address,” but the addressee and sender were not him. United States v. Williams, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 26755 (M.D. Ga. Feb. 16, 2023). … Continue reading

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M.D.Ala.: A Franks challenge that appears only to be an attempt to examine the CI fails

Defendant’s Franks challenge fails on recklessness. Moreover, it really is just a desire to cross-examine the CI. “Neal’s request for a Franks hearing also falls short for a separate, independent reason: contrary to the requirements of Franks, Neal’s application for … Continue reading

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E.D.Cal.: Def had standing in car he was driving with permission of owner

As the driver of the car and the person with lawful possession, defendant had standing to challenge the search of the car he didn’t own. The GPS warrant for it was based on probable cause, and the warrant for firearms … Continue reading

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CA5: GFE to scope of search moots inquiring into PC

Because the good faith exception applied to the scope of search, the merits of the justification for the warrant is moot. United States v. Edwards, 2023 U.S. App. LEXIS 1032 (5th Cir. Jan. 17, 2023). A passenger didn’t have standing … Continue reading

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CA6: Anonymous tip shown reliable enough for probation search

This anonymous tip of criminality of a probationer was shown to be reliable enough for reasonable suspicion. United States v. Rogers, 2023 U.S. App. LEXIS 786 (6th Cir. Jan. 11, 2023). Defendant is accused of vandalizing the Anchorage Jewish Museum. … Continue reading

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S.D.Ill.: Overheard comment CI would be harmed was RS for stop

Overheard information that defendant was traveling to Cape Girardeau, Missouri to harm a CI was reasonable suspicion for his stop. When a dog alerted, too, that permitted a search anywhere in the car where drugs could be hidden. United States … Continue reading

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E.D.Wis.: Being a corporate official alone doesn’t confer standing

Defendants are corporate officials of a business that was searched. That fact alone doesn’t give them standing, and the motion papers don’t really help. This is a search under a warrant, and the defendants carry the burden on standing and … Continue reading

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OH: Opening car door was to secure uncooperative def, not search; plain view valid

Opening the car door was not for the purpose of searching; it was to secure the uncooperative defendant. During the interaction, evidence in plain view was seen and the officer then could enter the car to secure it. State v. … Continue reading

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CA8: No standing to challenge GPS already installed in CS’s car he borrowed

Defendant had no standing to contest installation of a GPS by the CS in the vehicle he loaned to defendant. Jones specifically recognized this. United States v. Dewilfond, 2022 U.S. App. LEXIS 33273 (8th Cir. Dec. 2, 2022). Defendant was … Continue reading

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E.D.Tenn.: There is no standing in CSLI of another’s phone

No standing to challenge acquiring the CSLI of another’s cell phone. United States v. Lopez, 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 215709 (E.D. Tenn. Oct. 24, 2022),* adopted, 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 214604 (E.D. Tenn. Nov. 29, 2022).* Defendant’s guilty plea waived … Continue reading

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E.D.Ark.: “Place of residence” for a parole search of an absconder includes a motel room he’s staying in

The “place of residence” for a parole search of an absconder includes a motel room he’s staying in. He also has no standing to challenge a search of a trash can outside the room. United States v. Nichols, 2022 U.S. … Continue reading

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E.D.Va.: Could have seen for plain view isn’t the same as actually seeing

Defendant did not abandon the vehicle he was driving with permission of the owner. When officers asked for consent he said it wasn’t his and it was his “baby mama’s” vehicle. Her permission gave him standing. The court disagrees with … Continue reading

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NC: Dog sniff of package in mail stream reasonable

A dog sniff of a package in the mail stream is reasonable. There is no reasonable expectation of privacy from a dog sniff there. State v. Teague, 2022-NCCOA-600, 2022 N.C. App. LEXIS 748 (Nov. 1, 2022). Defendants’ motion in limine … Continue reading

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D.S.D.: Traffic stop immediately moved into being a drug investigation without RS and was unreasonable

Defendant’s stop was for not having an LPN and a cracked windshield. There was a temporary permit for the vehicle and the crack wasn’t obstructing vision. Bringing in a drug dog for a sniff of car was unreasonable. The officer … Continue reading

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