Daily Archives: December 20, 2018

IA: Stolen tractor tires were visible from the curtilage and entry permitted

Defendant was suspected of possession of stolen property. Police came to his rural property to talk to him where he was self-employed working on tractors in back. He had a circular driveway. From the driveway they could see the outbuildings … Continue reading

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CA6: Dist.Ct.’s findings don’t support inevitable discovery, so court applies independent source instead

The district court’s analysis doesn’t support application of the inevitable discovery exception because the court didn’t make sufficient findings on the second part of the test. Instead, the record fully supports the independent source doctrine instead. United States v. Chapman-Sexton, … Continue reading

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CA6: GFE applies to evidence of nexus, too

While this court has struggled with what is sufficient nexus, the evidence of nexus here is more than minimal and clearly satisfies the good faith exception, too. United States v. Ardd, 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 35389 (6th Cir. Dec. 18, … Continue reading

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BuzzFeed News: Apps Are Revealing Your Private Information To Facebook And You Probably Don’t Know It

BuzzFeed News: Apps Are Revealing Your Private Information To Facebook And You Probably Don’t Know It by Charlie Warzel

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TX14: Drug house was under virtual surveillance for 30 years; def’s coming and going in seconds was a start to follow him

“There is a well-known drug house in Houston where law enforcement has been making drug busts for more than thirty years. Appellant approached that drug house when police were surveilling it as part of an ongoing narcotics investigation. An undercover … Continue reading

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