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E.D.Mich.: "Electronic data" in a SW permitted seizure of a computer

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

"Electronic data" in a search warrant permitted seizure of computers, although a second search warrant was required to get into them. United States v. Horn, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 82490 (E.D. Mich. September 10, 2009).* The video of defendant's driving showed reason for his stop, and the marijuana in the back seat was in plain view. United States v. Brooks, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 82449 (M.D. Ala. August 13, 2009).* Officers' testimony contradicted their reports, and the court lost confidence in their credibility as witnesses on the cause for the stop and the search after it, so the motion to suppress was granted. United States v. Coppin, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 82910 (N.D. Tex. September 11, 2009): The court concludes that there are multiple inconsistencies between the officers' stories, the arrest reports, and Cottingham's testimony...continue to full post

Full post as published by Fourth Amendment on September 15, 2009 (boomark / email).