The court holds that defendant\u2019s status as a parolee literally gave him no reasonable expectation of privacy in his own trailer from a parole search. He seeks narrowing the search under Griffin to avoid Samson and Knights. The court rejects that. United States v. Lynn, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 150265 (E.D. Mich. Sept. 4, 2019).<\/p>\n
\u201cIn a classic case of finding oneself in the wrong place at the wrong time, Dale K. Phillips stopped his truck late at night outside a building that police believed three suspects were in the process of burglarizing. After officers responding to the burglary detained Phillips, they forcefully removed him from his vehicle and eventually arrested him for obstructing their investigation.\u201d He was acquitted at trial, and sued the officers. They get qualified immunity for the stop, arrest, and taking him down. Phillips v. Blair<\/a>, 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 26553 (6th Cir. Sept. 3, 2019).*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The court holds that defendant\u2019s status as a parolee literally gave him no reasonable expectation of privacy in his own trailer from a parole search. He seeks narrowing the search under Griffin to avoid Samson and Knights. The court rejects … Continue reading