Defendant\u2019s high speed chase was probable cause. \u201cDefendant’s egregious eluding combined with his throwing an object from his vehicle combine to establish probable cause to search the Defendant’s vehicle under the automobile exception to the Fourth Amendment warrant requirement.\u201d United States v. Newman, 2025 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 270238 (E.D. Okla. Nov. 25, 2025).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Defendant filed two motions to suppress and withdrew them to instead prepare for trial. Finally, a third was filed out of time that alleges a Franks issue too. It would be appropriate to deny it all for untimeliness, but the court allows the Franks issue to be briefed. United States v. Phillips, 2026 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 4571 (E.D. Mich. Jan. 9, 2026).*<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The government has nothing that supports reasonable suspicion. Defendant was in a high crime area, but that alone is not enough. There was no particularized suspicion as to him. United States v. Talton, 2026 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 4563 (E.D. Mich. Jan. 9, 2026).*<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Defendant\u2019s high speed chase was probable cause. \u201cDefendant’s egregious eluding combined with his throwing an object from his vehicle combine to establish probable cause to search the Defendant’s vehicle under the automobile exception to the Fourth Amendment warrant requirement.\u201d United … Continue reading