S.D.N.Y.: Alleged violation of Florida law by def’s arrest there where local officer assisted federal officers wasn’t a 4A violation

An alleged violation of Florida law in defendant’s arrest there with the participation of local law enforcement isn’t shown to be a Fourth Amendment violation. “And Teman has not cited any authority so holding or, for that matter, treating such a state-law violation as breaching any other provision of the federal Constitution. Second, the inevitable discovery exception to the Fourth Amendment’s exclusionary rule would firmly apply here to the evidence seized incident to Teman’s arrest, given that federal officers clearly would have lawfully obtained such evidence without Alessandrino—they had obtained a valid federal warrant and were present to effectuate Teman’s arrest pursuant to that warrant. … Third, Teman has not alleged facts making Detective Alessandrino’s participation in the arrest alongside federal law enforcement officers, if a violation at all of Florida law, anything other than a good faith violation. Absent a factual basis to find otherwise, the good-faith exception to the exclusionary rule …, would apply here.” United States v. Teman, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 220053 (S.D. N.Y. Dec. 20, 2019).

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