CA7: No 4A right to see SW before search; therefore, accidentally showing wrong warrant doesn’t violate 4A either

The Fourth Amendment does not require the search warrant be presented to the person whose premises were to be searched before it occurred. Thus, accidently presenting the wrong search warrant at the time of the search doesn’t constitutionally matter. Also, even if the tipster was not credible and the wife’s criminal history was irrelevant, the warrant was issued upon probable cause. Prior cases support probable cause here. The two trash pulls taken a week apart, both testing positive for marijuana, were sufficient standing alone to establish probable cause for a search warrant. The identity of the informant was irrelevant to defendant’s case and not essential to the fair determination of any case. United States v. Leonard, 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 5861 (7th Cir. Mar. 8, 2018).

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