MD: Dog alert on a car for marijuana where 10g or less is a civil penalty still supports probable cause for a search of the car

Dog alert on a car for marijuana where 10g or less is a civil penalty still supports probable cause for a search of the car. Bowling v. State, 2016 Md. App. LEXIS 37 (March 31, 2016).

Defense counsel wasn’t ineffective for not challenging the search of the shed of another where he left evidence. First, he didn’t have standing in the place; second, the owner consented; third, he effectively abandoned the stuff, leaving and apparently never coming back. State v. Hawkins, 2016-Ohio-1404, 2016 Ohio App. LEXIS 1277 (10th Dist. March 31, 2016).*

The record shows defendant consented to a search. It came up when he was being questioned in a public place, and he wasn’t coerced. United States v. Brown, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 43540 (D.Neb. March 31, 2016).*

Defendant’s argument that the IP address was subject to speculation wasn’t enough to overcome the totality of the showing of probable cause because it wasn’t that good an argument. United States v. Moberg, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 44571 (W.D.Mo. March 15, 2016).*