Daily Archives: February 26, 2024

S.D.Cal.: Challenge to PC for revo warrant has to be made in the district where the warrant comes from

Challenge to the probable cause for a revocation warrant has to be made in the district issuing it, not this one where defendant currently resides. United States v. Carranza-Cruz, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 31590 (S.D. Cal. Feb. 23, 2024).* The … Continue reading

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CA6: DEA SW for tableting machine lacked PC, but GFE exception saves search

“The facts of this case are undisputed. On October 20, 2021, Brett Dauphinais ordered a tableting machine, a device that retails for thousands of dollars and allows the user to make food or drug tablets. Tableting machines can be used … Continue reading

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E.D.N.Y.: Under Bruen, possibility def is licensed to carry in NYS defeats PC

Even under NYS’s firearm licensing scheme, mere possession of a firearm isn’t probable cause the person in possession is committing crime because he might be licensed. “The question before the court in this case is whether, after the Supreme Court’s … Continue reading

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