Daily Archives: May 17, 2018

NC: Knock-and-talk at side door was unreasonable; the fact def’s friends and occasional buyers went to that door and not obvious front door isn’t an excuse

The police did a knock-and-talk and went to a side door. A knock-and-talk is limited to the door the public goes to. The fact an occasional visitor defendant knew well was permitted to go to another door doesn’t give the … Continue reading

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E.D.Mich.: Def’s disclaiming ownership of cell phone when seized is a lack of standing, even when he claimed it after it rang

Defendant had no standing to challenge a search of a cell phone found in his car that he said belonged to his girlfriend. “Jackson does not deny that he disclaimed ownership of the phone at the time it was seized. … Continue reading

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N.D.Cal.: “Let me see ___” when defendant was seized is not consent

“Let me see ___” when defendant was seized is not consent. United States v. Rosette, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 80985 (N.D. Cal. May 14, 2018):

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