Daily Archives: November 1, 2018

N.D.Ind.: Govt showed emergency to locate serial robber by CSLI ping

Defendant is indicted for Hobbs Act robbery, and detectives believed he was in a string of robberies. They obtained ping information on the phone in an attempt to locate him before he committed another robbery. Exigency is shown by the … Continue reading

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D.N.M.: Federal criminal complaint supported PC for DNA sample

A federal criminal complaint can satisfy the probable cause requirement for a DNA sample. United States v. Mercado-Gracia, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 182458 (D. N.M. Oct. 24, 2018). Defendant’s term of probation permitting searches of his residence includes temporary quarters, … Continue reading

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D.Md.: Omitted information that supported PC belies the officer was attempting to mislead as to a mistake in the affidavit

The failure to include the date of uploading of child pornography images wasn’t known to the officer at the time the search warrant was obtained, so the officer did not mislead the magistrate issuing the warrant. The misstatement of the … Continue reading

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Atlantic: VIDEO: You Should Be Worried About Your DNA Privacy

Atlantic: VIDEO: You Should Be Worried About Your DNA Privacy by Vishakha Darbha & Sarah Zhang: As DNA tests such as 23andMe and AncestryDNA become increasingly prevalent, concerns about genetic privacy are mounting-and with good reason, says the Atlantic writer … Continue reading

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