Following the Fifth Circuit rule, good faith is determined before probable cause, and it may obviate deciding PC. United States v. Munoz, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 155011 (S.D. Tex. October 7, 2013)*:<\/p>\n
When considering the validity of a search warrant, the Court engages in a two-step inquiry: (1) the Court must determine whether the good-faith exception to the exclusionary rule applies; and (2) then the Court must determine whether the warrant was supported by probable cause. United States v. Payne, 341 F.3d 393, 399 (5th Cir. 2003); United States v. Laury, 985 F.2d 1293, 1311 (5th Cir. 1993); United States v. Satterwhite, 980 F.2d 317, 320 (5th Cir. 1992). The Court need not reach the question of probable cause if the good-faith exception applies, and the case does not involve a “novel question of law.” Payne, 341 F.3d at 399; Laury, 985 F.2d at 1311; Satterwhite, 980 F.2d at 320. Since this case does not present a novel question of law, the Court should initially address the good-faith issue.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
I just can’t stand this rule. Probable cause is just never decided, so so much for the Fourth Amendment requirement that “no warrant shall issue, but upon probable cause.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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