Defendant was under investigation for being an unlicensed firearms exporter, buying 17 guns just before a trip to Guatemala. There were other international trips, too. A search warrant was obtained for the home, and a computer and iPhone were seized. Separate search warrants were obtained for the computers and phone. There was probable cause for the home based on the ATF Form 4473s that listed the home as defendant’s address. The court does not have to decide nexus because there was at least a substantial basis for concluding there was nexus. United States v. Corleto, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10826 (D. Utah February 5, 2009).*<\/p>\n
Blocking defendant’s car on a parking lot, and defendant then pulling up along side the police car was submission to a show of authority and a seizure. United States v. Salazar, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10888 (D. Kan. February 12, 2009).*<\/p>\n
Defendant admitted that the pants he wore to the hospital after being shot were not his. The pants were searched looking for ID, and 28 grams of cocaine were found. No search warrant was required, and defense counsel was not ineffective for not arguing that it was. Claytor v. United States, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10705 (W.D. Va. February 12, 2009).*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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