Officers drove into the parking lot of an extended stay hotel in Dallas known for its being a high crime area. Defendant was first seen peeking out a propped open door at the end of the building. The officers circled the building. Then he was seen coming out another door with a man, but the officers lost sight of them, suspicioning that they were hiding. On another pass, the headlights of a white car came on and drove in the opposite direction. The officers stopped the car, and a bag was dropped inside that had a gun. Defendant said \u201cYou got me\u201d because he was a felon in possession. The officers lacked reasonable suspicion to believe that any crime had occurred before the stop. It was suspicious to them, but it didn\u2019t add up to a crime on the totality. United States v. Ashley, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5531 (N.D. Tex. January 16, 2015).*<\/p>\n
Defendant lacked standing to contest the search warrant for the subject premises based on visual surveillance and a trash pull because it wasn\u2019t his place and he wasn\u2019t an overnight guest. On the merits of the search warrant, there was probable cause for issuance of the warrant. United States v. Hamilton, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5693 (N.D. Ohio January 16, 2015).*<\/p>\n
Defendant\u2019s traffic stop was based on littering and window tinting, but the officer also believed that there were hidden compartments in the car. When he got up to the car, he could smell the faint odor of marijuana, so a dog sniff was lawful. United States v. Woods, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 180639 (E.D. Mo. December 16, 2014).*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Officers drove into the parking lot of an extended stay hotel in Dallas known for its being a high crime area. Defendant was first seen peeking out a propped open door at the end of the building. The officers circled … Continue reading