CA5: Where place to be searched appeared to be one residence, not two, SW valid

The search warrant was for 8977 Deer Trail Run, but it turned out to be two properties. “From all outward appearances there was only one property, not two. The officers acted in objectively reasonable good faith in relying on the warrant.” The affidavit was not bare bones, and there was no material false statement. United States v. Siegert, 2025 U.S. App. LEXIS 844 (5th Cir. Jan. 14, 2025).

Objecting only to the alternative holdings for the R&R doesn’t even challenge the probable cause, which is present. R&R adopted. United States v. McDowell, 2025 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6753 (N.D. Iowa Jan. 14, 2025).*

Defense counsel’s boilerplate motion to suppress that cited no law or facts and referred to nonexistent things was mentioned as a possible ineffective assistance of counsel claim, among other claims, but only by one dissenter. People v. Howard, 2025 NY Slip Op 00184, 2025 N.Y. LEXIS 39 (Jan. 14, 2025).* [Seen that many times before; that’s just lazy and shows they don’t intend to pursue suppression.]

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