Daily Archives: September 21, 2023

OH8: Street gambling doesn’t justify frisk for weapons

15-20 men standing around gambling did not justify a frisk for weapons. State v. Parrish, 2023-Ohio-3356, 2023 Ohio App. LEXIS 3266 (8th Dist. Sep. 21, 2023). The search issue raised after trial and waived pretrial does not show manifest injustice. … Continue reading

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D.S.D.: Two anonymous tips about a car built upon one another and provided RS

Two anonymous tips about a car built upon one another and finding the car on the interstate was reasonable suspicion. United States v. Gonzalez, No. 422-CR-40119-KES, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 167068 (D.S.D. Sep. 15, 2023). Defendant was indicted for conspiring … Continue reading

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D.Alaska: Seizure of syringe during Terry frisk was reasonable

Seizure of a syringe from defendant’s pocket in a Terry frisk was reasonable even though it could have been a pen. Other things, no. United States v. Endsley, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 166997 (D. Alaska Sep. 20, 2023). Plaintiff sued … Continue reading

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TN: Moving purse from car after PC developed makes it subject to search incident

A passenger can’t defeat an automobile exception search by removing her purse after probable cause developed. Cases in other jurisdictions have held that removal before probable cause developed put it beyond search. State v. Hoffman, 2023 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS … Continue reading

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Just Security: Resolving Carpenter’s Third-Party Paradox (Part I – The Paradox)

Just Security: Resolving Carpenter’s Third-Party Paradox (Part I – The Paradox) by Michael Dreeben, Elizabeth N. Hadley, Conor S. O’Shea and Johanna Seale: The Fourth Amendment revolution in Carpenter v. United States has produced a constitutional world that seems – … Continue reading

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GA: Unjustified protective sweep suppressed

The “security sweep” of defendant’s dwelling violated the Fourth Amendment. No justification for the entry and no exigent circumstances were shown. Defendant’s alleged consent came after the unlawful entry. Denial of suppression reversed. Thompson v. State, 2023 Ga. App. LEXIS … Continue reading

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