Defendant had no reasonable expectation of privacy in a package in a controlled delivery anticipatory search case where the package was addressed to an alias that defendant did not use. The package came from a source city in the hands of FedEx, and it was subjected to a dog sniff en route. A warrant was issued when it arrived at the delivery city, and 1.3 lbs of cocaine was found inside. An anticipatory warrant was issued for the house for the controlled delivery. All the warrants were valid, and the good faith exception would apply anyway. United States v. Barker, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 113559 (W.D. Ark. October 14, 2010).*<\/p>\n
The officer here had ample reasonable suspicion for defendant\u2019s stop based on a prior drug deal and surveillance. The district court\u2019s findings are supported by the record, and, on de novo review, it showed reasonable suspicion. United States v. Bailey<\/a>, 622 F.3d 1 (D.C. Cir. 2010).*<\/p>\n Defendant was stopped with PC for a traffic violation, and, when defendant was out of the car, the officer saw a bulge in defendant\u2019s waistband, which he asked about. Defendant reached for it, and the officer did, too, in case it was a weapon. It was a cigar box with a cellophane side which had marijuana in plain view. United States v. Alston, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 113529 (D. S.C. October 25, 2010).*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" b2evALnk.b2WPAutP Continue reading