WI: Search of a backpack for sawed-off shotgun was based on exigency

Search of a backpack for a sawed-off shotgun was justified by exigent circumstances. The officer was already investigating when the report was received that there likely was such a weapon involved. Requiring a search warrant at that point was completely impractical and could have provoked violence. State v. Kirby, 2014 Wisc. App. LEXIS 466 (June 11, 2014).*

There was reasonable suspicion for defendant’s stop and frisk when he showed up for a sale of stolen jewelry taken in a Craigslist robbery driving a vehicle matching the description of the vehicle involved in the robbery. State v. Radke, 2014 Iowa App. LEXIS 593 (June 11, 2014).*

A four month delay in a child pornography/child exploitation case was not stale. The federal courts have found longer delays not stale. [I daresay I’ve never seen a child porn warrant found stale.] State v. Ewing, 2014 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 549 (June 11, 2014).*