{"id":10287,"date":"2014-01-27T06:27:25","date_gmt":"2014-01-27T06:27:25","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2014-06-04T07:39:51","modified_gmt":"2014-06-04T12:39:51","slug":"en-us-71","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/fourthamendment.com\/?p=10287","title":{"rendered":"CA6: 5 month old information not stale for SW in possession of machine gun"},"content":{"rendered":"

Applying all the basic rules of staleness, five month old information was not stale in possession of a machine gun. Firearms are usually kept, and this was an ongoing offense. United States v. Goodwin<\/a>, 552 Fed. Appx. 541 (6th Cir. 2014):
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The staleness inquiry is tailored to the specific circumstances in each case. Id. (citing Spikes, 158 F.3d at 923). “[T]he length of time between the events listed in the affidavit and the application for the warrant, while clearly salient, is not controlling.” Id. “[E]ven if a substantial amount of time has elapsed between a defendant’s last reported criminal activity and the issuance of the warrant, it is possible that the warrant is not stale.” Id. (internal quotation marks omitted). The test is flexible, taking account of four factors:<\/p>\n

1. the character of the crime (chance encounter in the night or regenerating conspiracy?)
\n2. the criminal (nomadic or entrenched?)
\n3. the thing to be seized (perishable and easily transferable or of enduring utility to its holder?)
\n4. the place to be searched (mere criminal forum of convenience or secure operational base?).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Id. At 572-73 (internal quotation marks omitted).<\/p>\n

Goodwin argues that the affidavit’s information was stale because five months elapsed between the time the machine gun was stolen from Moesher’s home in August and the time the machine gun was found in Goodwin’s residence in December. But “[e]vidence of ongoing criminal activity will generally defeat a claim of staleness.” United States v. Greene, 250 F.3d 471, 481 (6th Cir. 2001).\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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