Daily Archives: November 7, 2018

WaPo: Motel 6 agrees to pay up to $7.6 million to settle claim it helped ICE target Latino guests

WaPo: Motel 6 agrees to pay up to $7.6 million to settle claim it helped ICE target Latino guests by Lindsey Bever: After a nationwide class-action lawsuit against Motel 6, the chain agreed to pay as much as $7.6 million … Continue reading

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N.D.Ga.: Car not abandoned by fleeing def because a co-def stayed with it

A car is not abandoned by the defendant merely because, when he fled, a confederate stayed behind. United States v. Gibbs, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 187572 (N.D. Ga. Nov. 2, 2018). The audio recording of the police-citizen interaction has enough, … Continue reading

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OR: A bulge in def’s pocket was not RS for a patdown without more

The officer articulated no reason for the officer safety exception for searching defendant’s pockets. A bulge in defendant’s clothing was not enough. State v. Leach, 294 Ore. App. 639 (Nov. 2, 2018). “[W]e have held that the lawfulness of the … Continue reading

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VA: Statute on filing warrant papers in court is procedural and suppression not the remedy

The statute requiring search warrant papers be filed with the circuit clerk is merely procedural, and it confers no substantive rights for its violation. Heroin in the car was visible from outside and thus in plain view, and that was … Continue reading

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