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CA11: Proof of ongoing drug deals and possession overcame staleness challenge

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

Two controlled buys coupled with a trash search showed that the information for the search warrant was not stale. United States v. Akel, 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 16952 (11th Cir. July 24, 2009) (unpublished).* On de novo review of the USMJ R&R, consent was shown to be voluntary. United States v. Mohammed, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 65248 (M.D. Fla. July 24, 2009).* Motion to suppress that stated that the gun found was not his and was in a car that did not belong to him showed no standing, and it was denied without an evidentiary hearing. United States v. Brown, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 65786 (D. Neb. July 30, 2009).* Defendant with a suspended license who was driving a car owned by a person he allegedly was a friend but did not show that he was driving with permission and then abandoned when he was stopped did not have standing...continue to full post

Full post as published by Fourth Amendment on August 02, 2009 (boomark / email).