Daily Archives: May 8, 2018

S.D.N.Y.: Envelopes seen in plain view during arrest suggested drug proceeds and was valid plain view

Officers had an arrest warrant and took defendant into custody. A protective sweep was done and plain view observations were made, including cash in envelopes. The plain view, but without mention of the cash, was used to get a search … Continue reading

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D.Alas.: Consent to search doesn’t include destruction of property in the search

The government got consent to search a package for drugs. That consent did not include cutting a candle in half to find the drugs. Consent to search doesn’t include destruction of property. United States v. Swenton, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS … Continue reading

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N.D.Ga.: No 4A requirement of a computer search protocol in the SW

This search warrant was for steroids and misbranded drugs and included computers and defendant’s home. The warrant was issued with probable cause and was as particular as possible. As to the computer search, there was no constitutional requirement for a … Continue reading

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