Daily Archives: March 17, 2022

E.D.Pa.: Inference in a common affidavit for multiple warrants showed PC

It was reasonable for the issuing magistrate to conclude by inference that multiple locations were subject to search under one common affidavit. United States v. Stimpson, 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 45374 (E.D.Pa. Mar. 15, 2022). A business’s employee was a … Continue reading

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NY Oneida: Order for DNA sample doesn’t require a pending criminal case

A DNA sample can be sought by court order before a criminal case is filed. People v. Forte, 2022 NY Slip Op 22066, 2022 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 873 (Oneida Co. Mar. 9, 2022). The scope and manner of the stop … Continue reading

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MA rejects 4A “standing” for a REP analysis

Massachusetts rejects Fourth Amendment “standing” in favor of a reasonable expectation of privacy under the state constitution. Defendant here may have a reasonable expectation of privacy even though something was actually in the possession of his codefendant. Commonwealth v. DeJesus, … Continue reading

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D.Mass.: Pretrial inmate mail was subject to search even though inmate handbook didn’t discuss it

While the pretrial inmate handbook didn’t say that outgoing mail was subject to inspection, the Supreme Court held in Stroud in 1919 that such searches were reasonable. And this one was too. United States v. Polanco, 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS … Continue reading

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E.D.Pa.: Possession of a known cutting agent is PC for drug paraphernalia

“The Court notes that there is a dearth of caselaw on the issue of whether Xylazine qualifies as ‘drug paraphernalia.’ Regardless, as the weight of the evidence supports that Xylazine is frequently used as a diluent or cutting agent, the … Continue reading

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CA3: Bank records still have no REP under Carpenter

Defendant’s bank records were subject to the third-party doctrine which was not changed by Carpenter. United States v. Hall, 2022 U.S. App. LEXIS 6425 (3d Cir. Mar. 14, 2022):

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Reason: Geofence Warrants Are the Future (and That’s a Good Thing)

Reason: “Geofence Warrants Are the Future (and That’s a Good Thing)” from Prof. Jane Bambauer posted by Eugene Volokh:

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