The target of a search filed an emergency motion to quash a search warrant for DNA to compare it to a firearm but without a showing there was DNA on the gun. The motion is denied, but the target can challenge the search after the fact. The case law goes both ways on the need for finding DNA before the warrant can be obtained. In re Search Warrant, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 47064 (S.D. Fla. Mar. 18, 2024).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The license plate light being out, the stop was justified, and the officers could smell marijuana. United States v. Traywick, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 47060 (N.D. Iowa Mar. 18, 2024).*<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The search incident to arrest of defendant\u2019s fanny pack was reasonable. Defendant tried to hand it off to a friend, and the officer felt something hard inside. It was a gun. United States v. Cobb, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 47043 (M.D. Ala. Mar. 18, 2024).*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The target of a search filed an emergency motion to quash a search warrant for DNA to compare it to a firearm but without a showing there was DNA on the gun. The motion is denied, but the target can … Continue reading