N.D.Ga.: Bank robbery suspect who fled car after PIT maneuver stopped it abandoned it

“After looking at the collective knowledge of law enforcement at the time of the arrest—which includes four eyewitness identifications, one voice identification, and a tip from the defendant’s own girlfriend turning him in for the People’s Bank robbery—the court finds there was probable cause to arrest the defendant.” When the car was being stopped by a PIT maneuver, defendant fled from the car, and he waived any reasonable expectation of privacy in it by doing so. “Based on the record, the court finds that the defendant has not carried his burden to show that Redwine’s consent was coerced.” [And that’s wrong because the burden is on the government for consent, but that’s moot because] Defendant also consented to a search. United States v. Gibbs, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 204505 (N.D. Ga. Dec. 4, 2018).*