The Kentucky AG was involved in the child pornography investigation, and state law required certain prerequisites the defendant argued weren\u2019t met. They were irrelevant under Fourth Amendment reasonableness. United States v. Rogers, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 85947 (E.D. Ky. June 21, 2012),* reconsideration denied 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 98166 (E.D. Ky. July 16, 2012).*<\/p>\n
The officer formed reasonable suspicion defendant was driving under the influence, and he asked for consent to search the trunk, which was voluntary. Discovery of drugs there justified a search of the engine compartment, too, under the automobile exception. United States v. Cathey<\/a>, 485 Fed. Appx. 119 (6th Cir. 2012).*<\/p>\n The officer pulled over to talk to defendant in a parked car about a recent robbery in the area. Defendant was not stopped. Defendant consented to the encounter and a patdown, and a marijuana baggy was found by plain feel. Kirkland v. State, 316 Ga. App. 310, 728 S.E.2d 907 (2012).*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" b2evALnk.b2WPAutP Continue reading