A DTF officer surveilling defendant who saw a traffic offense could ask a marked car to make a traffic stop. State v. Streeter, 2026-Ohio-1668 (5th Dist. May 5, 2026).*<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the Fulton County 2020 ballot seizure and return case, the government pleads law enforcement and deliberative process privileges. They have to answer some questions first by the next day. Pitts v. United States, 2026 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 100885 (N.D. Ga. Apr. 30, 2026).*<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Through a convoluted series of \u201cwild goose chases\u201d for defendant\u2019s phone allegedly with texts about sex with a minor on it, defendant said it was home and then his car, and officers got a warrant for each \u201cassiduously\u201d finding no phone. One officer found it at his work in a work drawer labeled with his name and brought it out. He had a reasonable expectation of privacy in the draw, but the seizure of the phone for a later warrant was the product of an independent source. They would have ultimately found it. No suppression. State v. Chandler, 2026 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 258 (May 7, 2026).*<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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A DTF officer surveilling defendant who saw a traffic offense could ask a marked car to make a traffic stop. State v. Streeter, 2026-Ohio-1668 (5th Dist. May 5, 2026).* In the Fulton County 2020 ballot seizure and return case, the … Continue reading