N.D.Ga.: Even if Carpenter applies to a cell phone tower dump, the GFE applies

Even if Carpenter applies to cell phone tower dumps, which isn’t a certainty, the good faith exception applies. United States v. Pendergrass, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 222190 (N.D. Ga. Sept. 11, 2018), later opinion on reconsideration, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 51751 (N.D. Ga. Feb. 6, 2019), adopted, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 51362 (N.D. Ga. Mar. 27, 2019).*

Defendant’s taillight was out, and that justified his stop. When looking in the car, the officer saw a clear prescription bottle with what appeared to be marijuana in it, and that justified a further search. United States v. Williams, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 51406 (W.D. La. Mar. 11, 2019),* adopted 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 50906 (W.D. La. Mar. 26, 2019).*

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