Daily Archives: December 14, 2024

E.D.Cal.: Successor habeas petition can’t be based on withheld information of a 4A violation

A successor habeas can’t be based on allegedly withheld evidence of a Fourth Amendment violation. Sanchez v. Cates, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 226067 (E.D. Cal. Dec. 12, 2024). Defendant can’t show that defense counsel was ineffective for not moving to … Continue reading

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S.D.Fla.: Def showed enough for a Franks violation with reckless false material fact

A misstated fact in the search warrant affidavit was material to probable cause because there was so much other stuff. United States v. Ibanez-Molina, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 225948 (S.D. Fla. Oct. 25, 2024)*:

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