Daily Archives: August 15, 2014

Today is the 45th Anniversary of the start of the weekend of Woodstock

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AOL: Typing errors led FBI/NSA to spy on wrong people

AOL: Typing errors led FBI/NSA to spy on wrong people: The FBI might be spying on you –– but before you start fighting back with methods your ninth grade copy of “1984” taught you, take a look at the embarrassing … Continue reading

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WA: 911 call wasn’t reliable enough for a stop; there was reason to question its veracity

Conviction for unlawful possession of a firearm was subject to reversal because police officers had good reasons to question the reliability of the 911 call, any suspicion of an exigent circumstance had dissipated by the time police officers inquired whether … Continue reading

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NYTimes: In Wake of Clashes, Calls to Demilitarize Police

NYTimes: In Wake of Clashes, Calls to Demilitarize Police by Julie Bosman and Matt Apuzzo: FERGUSON, Mo. — For four nights in a row, they streamed onto West Florissant Avenue wearing camouflage, black helmets and vests with “POLICE” stamped on … Continue reading

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CA11: Defendant’s vehicle parked outside his house is a reasonable belief he’s home

Officers had an arrest warrant from events that occurred a year earlier involving drug sales from defendant’s home. On all the circumstances, it was reasonable for them to conclude that he would be found there because he had a real … Continue reading

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NM: No PC for SW in VIN switching scheme; not enough shown

Because of 1983’s Gates, it’s a rare case that doesn’t find probable cause, or at least good faith reliance on the finding of PC via Leon. Here’s one from New Mexico on a VIN switching scheme where the search warrant … Continue reading

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