Daily Archives: October 13, 2022

ProPublica/NBC News: Police Need Warrants to Search Homes. Child Welfare Agents Almost Never Get One.

ProPublica/NBC News: Police Need Warrants to Search Homes. Child Welfare Agents Almost Never Get One. by Eli Harper (“Each year, child protective services agencies inspect the homes of roughly 3.5 million children, opening refrigerators and closets without a warrant. Only … Continue reading

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FL1: SW cured alleged defect in probation search where roommate wasn’t on probation

Defendant, not on probation, lived with two probationers. POs showed up for a probation search, and when they saw the extent of what they found and had a nonprobationer, they got a search warrant for the rest of the house. … Continue reading

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FL1: Illegal patdown led to flight and lawful abandonment

Defendant was lawfully stopped, but his patdown was unreasonable. Then he fled on foot. That was abandonment, despite the illegal search. Atwood v. State, 2022 Fla. App. LEXIS 6855 (Fla. 1st DCA Oct. 12, 2022):

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D.Minn.: “‘The Fourth Amendment’s particularity requirement is a standard of practical accuracy rather than a hypertechnical one.'”

“’The Fourth Amendment’s particularity requirement is a standard of practical accuracy rather than a hypertechnical one.’” Defendant’s particularity argument fails. It was particular enough, and good faith exception applies. United States v. Jones, 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 185980 (D. Minn. … Continue reading

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