The police department\u2019s impound policy required a complete inventory, including closed containers. A second inventory, four days after the initial seizure, was not invalid. The fact that the officer had a mixed motive for the inventory doesn\u2019t make it unlawful. Also, to be valid, a traffic stop need only be based on probable cause to believe that a traffic offense occurred, not belief that it actually happened. Once this stop happened, the defendant gave a false name and that justified more. United States v. Reyes, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 151967 (N.D. Ga. August 29, 2011), adopted 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6903 (N.D. Ga. January 19, 2012).<\/p>\n
Where there was an altercation outside the house where defendant threatened to \u201cget my gun,\u201d tribal police had probable cause for issuance of a search warrant for the house for a gun. The omission that defendant was drunk at the time did not have any effect on the probable cause finding because one could also consider it \u201ctruth serum.\u201d Besides, the good faith exception supports the warrant. United States v. Youngbear, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 151982 (N.D. Iowa December 1, 2011), adopted 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6704 (N.D. Iowa January 20, 2012).*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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