Daily Archives: May 20, 2023

M.D.Pa.: Driving from source city to NYC on a “super drug corridor” with a prior importation charge wasn’t RS

During the traffic stop, defendant was directed out of the car and back to the patrol car to facilitate issuing a warning. Defendant was from Douglas, AZ and had a prior drug importation arrest. This also led to his patdown. … 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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