Daily Archives: January 7, 2023

D.Minn.: Issuance of an arrest warrant can justify a tracking warrant for suspect

“The Court agrees with essential premise of the R&R: that probable cause existed for the tracking warrant because there was probable cause for the arrest warrant. First, Mr. Ellerman cites no authority for the idea that using a judicially approved … Continue reading

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N.D.Ill.: City’s destruction of street cam video was not shown to be in bad faith

Defendant’s motion to dismiss for a discovery violation in not timely processing a subpoena for a street corner camera that allegedly would show that defendant’s turn signal was on and the stop was wrong is denied. The city didn’t timely … Continue reading

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