A Georgia state judge issued this search warrant, and it was supported by probable cause. In any event, the good faith exception saves it. Any exception to the good faith exception under Georgia law is irrelevant in a federal prosecution. United States v. Glass, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 39344 (N.D. Ga. Feb. 16, 2016).<\/p>\n
The officer saw defendant drive by him, and he knew that defendant\u2019s DL was suspended. He followed and defendant was stopped. He didn\u2019t use his lights, and just walked up to the car.\u201cWe conclude that the encounter between Sergeant Carver and Laflin was a noncoercive, tier-one police-citizen encounter that did not trigger the protections of the Fourth Amendment.\u201d The court doesn\u2019t address it, but it\u2019s apparent that there was reasonable suspicion, too. State v. Laflin<\/a>, 23 Neb. App. 839, 2016 Neb. App. LEXIS 67 (March 22, 2016).*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A Georgia state judge issued this search warrant, and it was supported by probable cause. In any event, the good faith exception saves it. Any exception to the good faith exception under Georgia law is irrelevant in a federal prosecution. … Continue reading