Daily Archives: December 7, 2022

IN: dog sniff outside a hotel room door was reasonable under the state constitution

A dog sniff outside a hotel room door was reasonable under the state constitution. (And, while other information was illegally gathered, this was enough for the warrant.) Crabtree v. State, 2022 Ind. App. LEXIS 385 (Dec. 1, 2022). Excessive force … Continue reading

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MD: Consent to search computer was withdrawn before search

Defendant signed a consent to search his computer hard drive to the US Army CID, but, once lawyered up, he effectively withdrew the consent a week later. The hard drive was searched after the withdrawal of consent, and the search … Continue reading

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E.D.Tenn.: There is no standing in CSLI of another’s phone

No standing to challenge acquiring the CSLI of another’s cell phone. United States v. Lopez, 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 215709 (E.D. Tenn. Oct. 24, 2022),* adopted, 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 214604 (E.D. Tenn. Nov. 29, 2022).* Defendant’s guilty plea waived … Continue reading

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