Daily Archives: December 26, 2018

NYTimes: When the Police Become Prosecutors

NYTimes: When the Police Become Prosecutors by Alexandra Natapoff Officers quietly wield a lot of unchecked prosecutorial power.

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W.D.N.Y.: Alleged state procedural errors in issuing SW is irrelevant under 4A in federal court

“As a threshold matter, defendant Nelson’s objection that the search warrant was per se invalid because no verbatim record of the informant’s testimony as required by N.Y.C.P.L. § 690.36 was preserved is mistaken. Whether the search warrant for the defendant’s … Continue reading

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MN: Independent source doctrine obviated need to decide private search

Defendant appeals his sexual assault conviction. His victim came to his house to bum a cigarette, and she stayed to drink with defendant and his girlfriend. She fell asleep and awoke in the morning, fully clothed, with defendant’s girlfriend yelling … Continue reading

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CA2: Anonymous 911 call of man waving a gun satisfied Navarette

This anonymous 911 call of a menacing man with a weapon was reliable enough for a stop. The caller stayed on the phone after asking it not be recorded but told all 911 calls are, there was detail about the … Continue reading

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