Daily Archives: April 8, 2021

S.D.Ohio: Pole cam observation of def with blunt was RS for stop

Zooming in on a pole cam video, officers determined that defendant had a blunt in his hand when he was getting in his car. The question is reasonable suspicion, and officers don’t have to exhaust the innocent possibilities before acting … Continue reading

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E.D.Pa.: Warrantless arrest with PC in public place is reasonable

Defendant’s Fourth Amendment rights were not violated when he was arrested without a warrant with probable cause in a public place. Reaching in defendant’s sweat shirt pocket to retrieve a gun was reasonable. United States v. Kelly-Sizer, 2021 U.S. Dist. … Continue reading

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CA6: Pre-Carpenter cell site simulator use reasonable by GFE

Defendant’s 2255 claim that the government used a cell site simulator prior to Carpenter to capture his unlisted burner phone numbers is saved by the good faith exception. Powell v. United States, 2021 U.S. App. LEXIS 9850 (6th Cir. Apr. … Continue reading

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E.D.Cal.: Ptf inmate’s unreasonable prison strip search case survives screening

Plaintiff, an inmate at Corcoran, stated enough to survive screening for his prison strip search case. Jacobs v. CDCR, 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 66813 (E.D. Cal. Apr. 6, 2021):

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S.D.N.Y.: Defense counsel giving passcode to def’s cell phone at AUSA’s request wasn’t consent; merely avoiding delay of decryption

An AUSA’s request of defense counsel for defendant’s cell phone’s passcode was not a request for consent. It was merely to avoid the delay of decryption. United States v. Mangini, 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 66764 (S.D. N.Y. Apr. 6, 2021):

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S.D.Ala.: Younger doctrine precludes ptf’s 4A claim over pending state criminal case

Plaintiff’s false arrest claim claiming, inter alia, a Fourth Amendment violation, two years into his pending state criminal case was barred by the Younger doctrine. Sweeting v. Garrett, 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 66705 (S.D. Ala. Apr. 6, 2021). Under Washington’s … Continue reading

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D.Mont.: Particularity for the property to be searched was shown

Defendant showed standing on the totality to challenge the search of the property where he rented a room. Particularity was shown for the place to be searched. United States v. Dolphay, 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 66415 (D. Mont. Apr. 6, … Continue reading

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