DE: When the search is overbroad, the remedy is to limit the product of the search not void it

When the search is overbroad, the remedy is to limit the product of the search not void it. Thomas v. State, 2023 Del. LEXIS 318 (Oct. 2, 2023).

There was plenty of information from the CI on which to justify the stop, and the stop led to the smell of marijuana which justified search of the car. State v. Highley, 2023-Ohio-3569 (5th Dist. Oct. 2, 2023).*

“Robinson’s unreasonable search and seizure claim must fail. Even if Officers Arnica and Cobble lacked reasonable suspicion, a reasonable officer in their position could have believed it existed. [¶] Arnica and Cobble were dispatched to an address to perform a welfare check on Ned Battle, Jr. When they arrived, the house appeared to be abandoned. They noticed two men in the garage. When they asked one of the men—Robinson—whether Mr. Battle, Jr. lived at the house, Robinson said that he was dead.” Robinson v. City of Inkster, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 177065 (E.D. Mich. Sep. 30, 2023).*

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