Daily Archives: January 20, 2019

W.D.N.Y.: Officer’s experience shown in SW affidavit that large scale drug dealers keep it at home can be nexus

Nexus is shown to defendant’s home; the high level of his alleged drug dealing coupled with the officer’s experience that it is reasonably likely that he’d have drugs in the home. United States v. Rivera-Figueroa, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8805 … Continue reading

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AR: Def can’t show IAC from counsel’s advice on motion to suppress and his decision to go to trial and risk jury sentencing

Defendant’s motion to suppress was denied and he went to trial on a possession/constructive possession case and lost at trial. The conviction was affirmed on appeal. Lane v. State, 2017 Ark. 34, 513 S.W.3d 230 (2017). On post-conviction, defendant could … Continue reading

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