CA1: SWs are directed at places, too, and def didn’t need to be connected in the affidavit

Defendant made a Franks challenge. Removing the allegedly offending material still left probable cause. Defendant’s argument then was that the remainder still didn’t point to him, but that’s not the law: Search warrants are directed at places, too, not just persons as the target of the search. There was probable cause for the place. United States v. Alexandre, 2021 U.S. App. LEXIS 5642 (1st Cir. Feb. 25, 2021).

Removing the minor misstatements from the affidavit for the search warrant, probable cause still remains. Thus, there’s no reason for the officer to doubt its efficacy. United States v. Rosenschein, 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 34973 (D. N.M. Feb. 25, 2021).*

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