Without considering probable cause, the affidavit is not so \u201cbare bones\u201d that it couldn\u2019t be relied upon. [Again, this court too subliminally decides the probable cause question while disavowing that it is doing so.] It was for child pornography and the information was more than a year old, but that\u2019s never too old for a CP case. Defendant was known by police to frequent CP sites, and that\u2019s enough to suggest he has it on his computer. United States v. Blyshak, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 132091 (S.D. Tex. Aug. 7, 2018).*<\/p>\n
\u201cIn sum, there was ample evidence to support a finding of probable cause. Henry did not merely rely on an anonymous tip\u2014he and other agents corroborated it through repeated surveillance. Although the surveilling agents did not observe identical events at the two houses, agents observed what appeared to be drug deals at both. And even so, the vehicles often traveled from one house to the other following the purported transactions, thus supporting a search of both homes. The motions will be denied.\u201d United States v. Clements, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 132133 (E.D. Mich. Aug. 7, 2018).*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Without considering probable cause, the affidavit is not so \u201cbare bones\u201d that it couldn\u2019t be relied upon. [Again, this court too subliminally decides the probable cause question while disavowing that it is doing so.] It was for child pornography and … Continue reading