MT: Entry onto def’s rural land past “Posted” and “No Trespassing” signs to issue a traffic citation was unreasonable

Entry onto defendant’s rural land past “Posted” and “No Trespassing” signs to issue a traffic citation was unreasonable. Montanans have a heightened expectation of privacy in their posted rural lands. State v. Lanchantin, 2024 MT 129 (June 18, 2024).

Defendant’s son, a convicted sex offender, provided the information for the search warrant for his electronic devices for child pornography. The court refuses to discredit him completely for probable cause purposes. The affidavit was not bare bones, and there was probable cause and good faith. United States v. Colvin, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 108288 (N.D.W. Va. June 18, 2024).*

“[T]he ‘full and fair opportunity’ standard focuses on the procedures available for litigating Fourth Amendment claims, not on the actual litigation process.” Balcacer v. Divris, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 107855 (D. Mass. June 18, 2024).*

The record supports the R&R’s conclusion that reasonable suspicion existed for a stop. United States v. Rodriguez, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 108340 (D.S.D. June 14, 2024).*

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