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Search warrant for property did not need to specifically name the target

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

Search warrant for property did not need to specifically name the target. "The Fourth Amendment does not require that a search warrant name the owners or residents of the property to be searched." Martin v. Indiana State Police, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6608 (S.D. Ind. January 29, 2008).* Claim raised on direct appeal may not be relitigated in a § 2255, and it would appear that SCOTUS would not permit a search claim to be raised in a § 2255 anyway. Evans v. United States, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6704 (D. R.I. January 29, 2008).* Owner of camper who allowed the defendant, a probationer, to stay in the camper for a night after defendant had an argument with his wife, had apparent authority to consent to a search of the camper after the defendant's arrest...continue to full post

Full post as published by Fourth Amendment on February 01, 2008 (boomark / email).