Searching a Bible during a house drug search was reasonable in case it was hollowed out. A page was dog eared and noted as potentially relevant to the case. Opening the Bible was reasonable under the circumstance. The case starts out as a CSLI search and ends as a house search, and the motion to suppress is denied. United States v. Gilton, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 19253 (N.D.Cal. Feb. 17, 2016).<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Court agrees that the mere claim that a CS is \u2018credible and reliable,\u2019 without further elaboration, may be insufficient to show that the CS was reliable.\u201d But here there was more besides that statement, including pole camera surveillance of defendant\u2019s house, GPS on a car bringing drugs, and three 30 day wiretaps. United States v. Carter, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18752 (W.D.Ky. Feb. 16, 2016).*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Searching a Bible during a house drug search was reasonable in case it was hollowed out. A page was dog eared and noted as potentially relevant to the case. Opening the Bible was reasonable under the circumstance. The case starts … Continue reading