Defendant parolee was suspected of threatening another man on Facebook for killing his brother, and parole officers heard that he was \u201cnext.\u201d Parole officers went to conduct a parole search and found an assault rifle bullet on the TV stand. They applied for a search warrant. The officers had reasonable suspicion for the initial entry. United States v. Britton, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 62779 (M.D. Pa. May 2, 2013).*<\/p>\n
Defendant was on a parking lot of an apartment complex with no trespassing signs, and officers approached to talk to him. Merely being there wasn\u2019t shown to be a crime, but defendant fled and that gave cause to chase him. United States v. Chambers, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 187893 (D. Nev. November 21, 2012).*<\/p>\n
The Arizona and California probation systems are legally similar, so the court applies federal cases involving California probation searches and finds this one reasonable. It was founded on reasonable suspicion, and it was not for harassment. United States v. Hankes, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 63631 (D. Ariz. May 3, 2013),* R&R 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 66475 (D. Ariz. January 9, 2013).*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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