A former judge of the Harris County Criminal Court was sanctioned by the Texas Supreme Court for issuing orders of protection barring the Sheriff from taking DNA samples from class A misdemeanants because the judge believed the statute requiring it was unconstitutional. Whether it is unconstitutional isn\u2019t decided. In re Bynum, 2024 Tex. LEXIS 1182 (Spec. Ct. of Rev. Appointed by the Supreme Court of Texas Dec. 27, 2024).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Police executing a warrant on a business talked to employees and none of them were detained when they voluntarily talked to them. United States v. Johnson, 2025 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 4083 (W.D. Pa. Jan. 8, 2025).*<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This case involves CSLI in a fraud case, and defendant\u2019s Franks challenge fails. On the whole, there was probable cause, even deleting the challenged information. United States v. Falcon, 2025 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3825 (E.D.N.Y. Jan. 8, 2025).*<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a case involving whether whether he was a felon in possession for this underlying crime, defendant is precluded by the government\u2019s motion in limine from arguing the government\u2019s conduct violated the Fourth Amendment, too. United States v. Romero, 2025 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 4212 (D. Alaska Jan. 8, 2025).*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A former judge of the Harris County Criminal Court was sanctioned by the Texas Supreme Court for issuing orders of protection barring the Sheriff from taking DNA samples from class A misdemeanants because the judge believed the statute requiring it … Continue reading