Daily Archives: June 2, 2023

GA: 2022 SW for cell phone illegally searched in 2020 had no independent basis; no GFE

The trial court did not err by granting the motion to suppress evidence seized as a result of the search of his cell phone because the State’s original warrantless search in 2020 was improper and the State did not remedy … Continue reading

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N.D.Ga.: UPS a private searcher, even with its “good-Samaritan motivation”

UPS is not a state actor when it searches suspicious packages, even with its “good-Samaritan motivation” that “overlaps with law enforcement’s mission.” United States v. Baxter, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 93141 (N.D. Ga. May 11, 2023):

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