Daily Archives: October 23, 2024

D.N.M. sets protocol for ping warrant applications

Ping warrant applications now have to follow a protocol in D.N.M. In re Search Warrant Application for Location Info., 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 190215 (D.N.M. Oct. 18, 2024):

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DE: Nexus for SW for car did not extend to def’s house

The nexus in the affidavit for the warrant for defendant’s car did not extend to his house, so there was no probable cause for the house search. (The search is valid, however, from inevitable discovery. “That said, because the State … Continue reading

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SD: PC for drugs as to driver extends to passenger’s purse

Once there was probable cause to search a vehicle because of what was on the driver, there was also probable cause to search the purse of his passenger. State v. Edwards, 2024 S.D. 62, 2024 S.D. LEXIS 136 (Oct. 16, … Continue reading

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