Category Archives: Waiver

CA11: Drug dog arriving before warning ticket done did not extend stop

Where the drug dog arrived before the warning ticket was finished, the stop was not unlawfully extended. United States v. Gutierrez, 2023 U.S. App. LEXIS 12811 (11th Cir. May 24, 2023). Child protection officers obtained consent to enter plaintiff’s home. … Continue reading

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W.D.Pa.: Lack of a proper chain of custody is not a ground for a motion to suppress

Alleged lack of a proper chain of custody is not a ground for a motion to suppress. United States v. Pollard, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 88536 (W.D. Pa. May 19, 2023). Defendant’s Fourth Amendment issues on appeal are not the … Continue reading

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CA2: Inventory policy here was attached to pleadings and sufficed

The vehicle inventory search was testified to be within ATF policy, which was attached to the pleadings, and it was. United States v. Brack, 2023 U.S. App. LEXIS 12197 (2d Cir. May 18, 2023). Officers observed two people making likely … Continue reading

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OH3: Officers had PC without regard to what CI said

The officers had probable cause for defendant’s stop without regard to what the CI said, so failure to corroborate the CI had no effect on the outcome. State v. Harrison, 2023-Ohio-1618 (3d Dist. May 15, 2023).* Defendant’s stipulated plea agreement … Continue reading

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OH10: Odor of MJ from car didn’t justify search of driver’s person

The odor of marijuana coming from a car and not a specific person in the car doesn’t justify search of defendant’s person. State v. Oliver, 2023-Ohio-1550, 2023 Ohio App. LEXIS 1545 (10th Dist. May 9, 2023). Defendant waived his search … Continue reading

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D.Minn.: Govt’s failure to raise issue before USMJ was waiver

The government’s failure to raise arguments before the USMJ was waiver when appealed to the USDJ. United States v. Crutchfield, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 80461 (D. Minn. May 9, 2023). There was probable cause for the search warrant here. It … Continue reading

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NC: Arrest warrant for def permitted entry into house when he retreated inside; protective sweep valid

Officers had an arrest warrant for defendant for a violent crime, and he was found at home. They saw him outside, and he retreated inside. The SRT showed up too. The entry for the arrest was valid, as was the … Continue reading

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CA4: Slightly outdated information police gathered def lived at place in SW still made it in good faith

Officers gathered information that defendant’s son lived in his house and presented it for a search warrant. After the search they found out he didn’t. The warrant was still issued in good faith. United States v. Jordan, 2023 U.S. App. … Continue reading

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AR: Failure to argue against GFE below bars argument on appeal

Failure to challenge application of the good faith exception in the trial court on running the LPN through insurance database precludes challenging it on appeal. Erby v. State, 2023 Ark. App. 220, 2023 Ark. App. LEXIS 211 (April 12, 2023). … Continue reading

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NY Nassau: Questions in ER about drug and alcohol use not “pedigree questions”

Questions at the hospital about drug or alcohol use are not “pedigree questions” because they go to the heart of the investigation. People v. Jeffcoat, 2023 NY Slip Op 50306(U), 2023 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 1549 (Nassau Co. Apr. 7, 2023).* … Continue reading

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E.D.N.Y.: Not responding to govt’s 4A response brief amounts to waiver

Not responding to the Fourth Amendment issues in post-hearing briefing was waiver. Defendant loses on the merits anyway. Defendant retrieved sham cocaine (replaced by CBP) in the avionics compartment of an American Airlines plane. He consented to the search of … Continue reading

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CA11: Change in strategy doesn’t excuse untimely motion to suppress

With second counsel, defendant filed a second motion to suppress apparently based on new strategy about how to approach one. The different strategy is not “good cause” based on newly discovered facts. United States v. Vazquez, 2023 U.S. App. LEXIS … Continue reading

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CA7: Prima facie Franks violation made not disclosing CI’s motives; remanded

Defendant made his prima facie case of a Franks violation, and he was entitled to a hearing. The informants were involved in a love quadrangle not revealed to the warrant issuing judge. Analyzing the affidavit sentence by sentence, the omissions … Continue reading

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D.Kan.: Not responding to govt’s 4A alternative arguments de facto waiver

The government’s alterative theories to support the search were sufficient to avoid even deciding a good faith mistake of fact by the officers. Moreover, defendant never addressed the government’s alternative arguments in his briefing. United States v. Bell-Johnson, 2023 U.S. … Continue reading

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HI: Miranda warnings required whenever PC develops for arrest

“Miranda warnings are required by article I, section 10 of the Constitution of the State of Hawai’i when probable cause to arrest has developed. And in Hewitt’s case, contrary to the ICA’s conclusion, probable cause had developed before she was … Continue reading

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CA1: Waiver of 4A claim in lower court is waiver for appeal

Defendant explicitly waived his Fourth Amendment claim in the district court, so he can’t appeal it. United States v. Concepcion-Guliam, 2023 U.S. App. LEXIS 5830 (1st Cir. Mar. 10, 2023). Delaware’s loitering statute gives the officer the right to ask … Continue reading

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OH8: Not following up on obvious window tint violation didn’t make stop for that unreasonable

The officer reasonably believed the car’s tint violated the law because he literally could not see in it. The fact he didn’t follow up more on that doesn’t make it pretext. State v. McDonald, 2023-Ohio-464, 2023 Ohio App. LEXIS 444 … Continue reading

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AR: Search incident to sex offense produced microSD cards that could be seized

Defendant was arrested for a sex offense, and his search incident produced three microSD cards that fell to the ground. They were properly seized and then searched with a warrant finding child porn. Lewis v. State, 2023 Ark. 12, 2023 … Continue reading

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E.D.Va.: No 4A right to notice before a search occurs; state search law inapplicable in federal court

Defendant’s Fourth Amendment claim is that he was given no notice that his phones had been searched, citing Virginia law, which is irrelevant in a federal prosecution, even though state officials did all the searching. There’s no constitutional right to … Continue reading

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IN: Fundamental (plain) error of S&S claims requires the evidence be fabricated, not just unconstitutionally obtained

The fundamental error avenue to appeal an unobjected to search and seizure claim requires a showing that the evidence was all fabricated, not just that the search was bad. Evidence obtained by search and seizure is usually highly relevant to … Continue reading

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