Court rejects pretextual search warrant argument that probable cause for crime A does not permit seizure of evidence of crime B found during execution of the warrant that police hope or suspect they will also find. United States v. Fautz, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 89133 (D. N.J. August 11, 2011).<\/p>\n
In an investigative stop after an apparent car switch, the defendants were patted down and their cell phones removed from their possession. That was not unreasonable. United States v. Lopez<\/a>, 441 Fed. Appx. 910 (3d Cir. 2011) (unpublished).*<\/p>\n The officer had to know that one defendant did not have apparent authority to consent to the search of another defendant\u2019s wallet that was pulled out and laid on the console while showing his DL to the officer. A gym bag in the back seat, however, was a different matter. United States v. Rodriguez, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 89043 (S.D. Ala. August 10, 2011).*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" b2evALnk.b2WPAutP Continue reading