The court concludes that the government lacked nexus to defendant\u2019s home for the search warrant because the proof was just lacking. It came down to two cases with similar but still sufficiently different facts reaching seemingly contradictory results on nexus. Nevertheless, the court just can\u2019t conclude that the officer lacked a good faith basis for believing that there was probable cause. United States v. Butler, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 104672 (E.D. Mich. June 24, 2019).*<\/p>\n
The dashcam video supports the trial court\u2019s finding there was a factual basis for the stop of defendant\u2019s car for following too close. The stop led to the officer smelling marijuana coming from the car, and that supported a search. State v. Holmes<\/a>, 2019-Ohio-2485, 2019 Ohio App. LEXIS 2599 (3d Dist. June 24, 2019).*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The court concludes that the government lacked nexus to defendant\u2019s home for the search warrant because the proof was just lacking. It came down to two cases with similar but still sufficiently different facts reaching seemingly contradictory results on nexus. … Continue reading