Defendant was accused of transporting a juvenile for prostitution. An undercover officer saw the screen of his Blackberry and saw a reference to \u201cbring[ing] condoms.\u201d There was probable cause to seize the cell phone incident to his arrest. The cell phone was later searched with a warrant. United States v. Nyoun, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 45260 (D. S.D. March 29, 2013).*<\/p>\n
Indiana requires reasonable suspicion for a trash search, and the detail of the anonymous tip here showed that it had to come from personal observation inside defendant\u2019s house. Fuqua v. State<\/a>, 984 N.E.2d 709 (Ind. App. 2013).*<\/p>\n Trial court erroneously used \u201cnexus\u201d for probable cause and standing. \u201cNexus\u201d is reserved for search warrant questions and whether the PC relates to the place to be searched. Nevertheless, the point being: what was the connection between the defendant and the drugs? That\u2019s a question of standing and probable cause to arrest. Here, defendant didn\u2019t have standing, and the police had probable cause. State v. Johnson<\/a>, 2013 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 275 (March 26, 2013).*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" b2evALnk.b2WPAutP Continue reading