N.D.Iowa: Consent granted in defendant’s front yard was free and voluntary

Consent granted in defendant’s front yard was found free and voluntary. United States v. Conrad, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 23787 (N.D. Iowa February 24, 2014),* adopted 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 37134 (N.D. Iowa March 21, 2014).*

Officers responded to a shots fired call and found shell casings at the scene. A witness at the scene said they came from a Dodge Intrepid. That was reasonable suspicion for defendant’s “felony stop” in the car. Then defendant consented to the search of the car. United States v. Stately, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 22953 (D. Minn. January 22, 2014), R&R 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 22263 (D. Minn. February 20, 2014).*

Defendant’s Franks challenge that IP addresses can change during an investigation failed here because the record showed that the same IP address was associated with defendant’s home for the entire two months during the relevant period of the investigation. State v. Schuller, 287 Neb. 500, 2014 Neb. LEXIS 28 (February 21, 2014).*