Probable cause doesn\u2019t even need to be decided if the good faith exception would apply. \u201cEven assuming without deciding that the search warrants lacked probable cause, the Court concludes that the evidence is nonetheless admissible under the good-faith exception to the exclusionary rule as articulated in United States v. Leon, ….\u201d United States v. Burke, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 127431 (D. Minn. May 22, 2017), adopted, United States v. Burke, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 127857 (D. Minn. Aug. 10, 2017); United States v. Forthun, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 129135 (D. Minn. June 19, 2017).*<\/p>\n
Defendant\u2019s girlfriend consented to an entry to look for him when the police claimed to have an arrest warrant. Unresolved, however, is whether the police entered the common area of the divided home into two apartments with any kind of permission. The other apartment dweller let them into the locked common area. That has to be briefed. United States v. Wooten, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 129239 (E.D. Mich. Aug. 15, 2017).*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Probable cause doesn\u2019t even need to be decided if the good faith exception would apply. \u201cEven assuming without deciding that the search warrants lacked probable cause, the Court concludes that the evidence is nonetheless admissible under the good-faith exception to … Continue reading