Reviewing the affidavits for the three search warrants, the court is convinced that there is still a risk of compromising the investigation, so the search warrants will remain under seal as to the potential defendant. The court recognizes the right of access; just not yet. In re Three Sealed Search Warrants, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 111838 (S.D.Tex. Aug. 17, 2016).<\/p>\n
By the time defendant consented, the officer had reasonable suspicion to detain defendant for investigation after issuing a warning. Defendant gave an unusually elaborate reason for traveling on the highway: He was driving a rental vehicle one way, which was a common tactic of drug smugglers; he had two boxes wrapped in Christmas paper, also a common drug smuggler tactic; he had been charged with selling drugs in Florida; and he changed his story when he was asked to get out of the vehicle to receive the warning. Commonwealth v. Valdivia<\/a>, 2016 PA Super 181, 2016 Pa. Super. LEXIS 458 (Aug. 19, 2016).*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Reviewing the affidavits for the three search warrants, the court is convinced that there is still a risk of compromising the investigation, so the search warrants will remain under seal as to the potential defendant. The court recognizes the right … Continue reading