AR: Knock on door during visit to ask about a missing person lawfully resulted in plain view of blood spot on porch

While looking for a missing person with connection to defendant, police went to his place to talk to him. The officer knocked on his door but got no answer. As he turned to leave, he saw a spot of blood on the porch. The curtilage was not improperly entered, and the spot was in plain view. Cox v. State, 2021 Ark. App. 426, 2021 Ark. App. LEXIS 447 (Nov. 3, 2021).

Defendant’s 2255 Fourth Amendment claim was litigated on direct appeal so no CoA will be granted. Dickens v. United States, 2021 U.S. App. LEXIS 32657 (6th Cir. Nov. 2, 2021).*

“Reasonable jurists would not debate the district court’s rejection of this claim because Bradford has not shown a reasonable likelihood that his motion to suppress would have been successful.” It wasn’t even his property that was searched so he has no standing. Bradford v. United States, 2021 U.S. App. LEXIS 32661 (6th Cir. Nov. 2, 2021).*

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