Daily Archives: July 20, 2021

CA7: Officers complied with law in getting CSLI by exigency; Carpenter came two months after trial

Defendant was the subject of exigency based efforts to get his CSLI because he was actively being pursued as involved in a 2013 burglary investigation scoring 25 firearms. The CSLI request complied with the law at the time. Carpenter was … Continue reading

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M.D.Ala.: That PC is debatable isn’t a lack of PC

There was a substantial basis for the state judge to issue this search warrant. A USMJ came to a different conclusion. That it is debatable doesn’t show a lack of probable cause. United States v. Mitchell, 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS … Continue reading

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S.D.Ohio: Def’s arrest under a warrant for murder produced a gun; deterrence no value here

Defendant’s arrest under a warrant for murder also produced a gun, for which he was indicted in federal court. This is not an appropriate case for suppression because there’s no deterrence value. United States v. Gray, 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS … Continue reading

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