Daily Archives: December 4, 2014

HuffPo: Tommy Wall Loses Job, House, Reputation After Police Wrongly Charge Him With Child Rape

HuffPo: Tommy Wall Loses Job, House, Reputation After Police Wrongly Charge Him With Child Rape by David Lohr. They arrested based on his alleged resemblance to a man in a video, but didn’t look at the video until playing it … Continue reading

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Cal.1: Taking DNA from an arrestee violates the California Constitution; Maryland v. King distinguished

California’s Constitution and DNA statute is different than Maryland’s in Maryland v. King so taking DNA from an arrestee is unconstitutional. People v. Buza, 2014 Cal. App. LEXIS 1100 (1st Dist. December 3, 2014):

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Marshall Project: The Pentagon Finally Details its Weapons-for-Cops Giveaway

Marshall Project: The Pentagon Finally Details its Weapons-for-Cops Giveaway: Flooded with calls for greater transparency, in late November, the Pentagon quietly released data that details all tactical equipment distributed through the program, and for the first time identified the agencies … Continue reading

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S.D.N.Y.: Cell phone PC and particularity; GFE applies to cell phone warrant execution

Defendant was a guard at Riker’s Island prison complex, and he was arrested in a drug conspiracy. When a cell phone is removed from a person at the time of arrest and a search warrant is sought, the government doesn’t … Continue reading

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C.D.Cal.: GFE applies to foreign search by Cambodia National Police turned over to U.S.

Defendant was charged in the Central District of California with international travel to have sex with a minor in Cambodia. He was also charged in Cambodia, and that case led to a Cambodian Supreme Court decision remanding the search question. … Continue reading

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