Defendant lacked standing to challenge the search of an envelope in transit. He didn\u2019t mail it, it wasn\u2019t mailed to him, and he merely asked about it when it was in transit. That wasn\u2019t standing. United States v. Johnson, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 76420 (W.D. Mich. June 5, 2014).<\/p>\n
The first time informant in this case knew the defendant well and bought drugs from him in the past. He detailed information about defendant, and the government was able to corroborate defendant\u2019s source. [The court relies too much, methinks, on corroboration of innocent details that anybody with an ax to grind can pass off as knowledge.] United States v. Dyer, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 76300 (E.D. Va. June 3, 2014).*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Defendant lacked standing to challenge the search of an envelope in transit. He didn\u2019t mail it, it wasn\u2019t mailed to him, and he merely asked about it when it was in transit. That wasn\u2019t standing. United States v. Johnson, 2014 … Continue reading