A search warrant for the premises here did not justify defendants\u2019 stop in their car after they were allowed to leave it. Moreover, there was no reasonable suspicion for the stop; no traffic violation, no nothing. United States v. Williamson, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 239551 (E.D. Tenn. Nov. 24, 2020), adopted 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 238592 (E.D. Tenn. Dec. 18, 2020).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Two Secret Service agents at defendant\u2019s car window showing their credentials wasn\u2019t a seizure. Claiming the racial difference between defendant and the agents isn\u2019t an issue: \u201cThese facts do not actually distinguish Debona because that opinion does not indicate the race of any of the participants. Assuming without deciding that Defendant points to a meaningful distinction, it is not enough, when considering the totality of the circumstances, to render Defendant’s encounter a seizure within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment.\u201d United States v. Miller, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 240420 (N.D. Ga. Nov. 5, 2020).*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A search warrant for the premises here did not justify defendants\u2019 stop in their car after they were allowed to leave it. Moreover, there was no reasonable suspicion for the stop; no traffic violation, no nothing. United States v. Williamson, … Continue reading