\u201cIn short, if the source of the information here had been a citizen-informant rather than a law enforcement officer, this assertion of personal knowledge by a known informant, under oath and personally present before the clerk-magistrate, combined with corroborating details about the residence, would readily suffice to establish the reliability of the information. Cf. Evans, 4 F.4th at 637. The Court sees no reason why a law enforcement officer’s personal knowledge would be subjected to a higher standard. Accordingly, the Court finds no merit to the defendant’s argument.\u201d United States v. Dankemeyer, 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 39798 (D.Neb. Mar. 7, 2022).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Having failed to argue the Dunn factors of open fields in the motion to suppress, defendant doesn\u2019t get to in a motion to reconsider. United States v. Carney, 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 39503 (M.D.Tenn. Mar. 4, 2022).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The smell of marijuana during a valid traffic stop was probable cause. THC pens were also in plain view. United States v. Colvin, 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 39212 (W.D.Pa. Mar. 4, 2022).*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u201cIn short, if the source of the information here had been a citizen-informant rather than a law enforcement officer, this assertion of personal knowledge by a known informant, under oath and personally present before the clerk-magistrate, combined with corroborating details … Continue reading