Daily Archives: January 18, 2023

By 2022, one would think that all would know planning a crime with Google searches would be incriminating; but no

Yahoo news: Brian Walshe pleads not guilty to murder: Everything we know about the case: In court Wednesday, prosecutor Lynn Beland said investigators believe Brian Walshe dismembered his wife and disposed of her remains after using their son’s iPad to … Continue reading

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CA5: GFE to scope of search moots inquiring into PC

Because the good faith exception applied to the scope of search, the merits of the justification for the warrant is moot. United States v. Edwards, 2023 U.S. App. LEXIS 1032 (5th Cir. Jan. 17, 2023). A passenger didn’t have standing … Continue reading

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S.D.N.Y.: Pending recalculation of time on parole didn’t affect legality of parole search

Defendant’s state remaining parole time was subjected to recalculation but it hadn’t happened by the time of the parole search based on a tip he had a firearm. Therefore it was reasonable. Alternatively, it was by consent. United States v. … Continue reading

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