Defendant was stopped in an apartment complex, and he was going to be arrested. The passenger had no DL. Since neither lived in the complex, the decision was made to impound the vehicle. The air cleaner box in the engine compartment can be searched under inventory. \u201cThe officers testified that they have found firearms in other air cleaner boxes. The air cleaner box on the subject vehicle was large enough to contain a pistol and holster.\u201d United States v. Torres, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 172312 (D. Nev. July 10, 2013), adopted 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 172308 (D. Nev. December 6, 2013).<\/p>\n
Defendant was questioned at a campsite in Tennessee about allegedly having public sex with an underage girl he was camping with. While the encounter was two hours long, defendant was cooperative, and the investigation moved along. It was not a \u201cstop\u201d under Terry, and defendant admitted he was cooperative and didn\u2019t feel under arrest. United States v. Partin, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 172236 (M.D. Ala. September 4, 2013).*<\/p>\n
There was an arguably invalid search of defendant\u2019s motel room, but a search warrant was issued. Even without the information from the invalid search there was probable cause for the warrant, and the motion to suppress is denied. United States v. Hill, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 172752 (N.D. Ga. August 26, 2013),* adopted United States v. Hill, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 172059 (N.D. Ga. December 6, 2013).*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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