Criminal Law: Search-Cell Phone Evidence-Private Search
Where a defendant in a child-pornography case challenged the denial of his motion to suppress images and video retrieved from his cell phone, another housemate’s private search of the defendant’s […]
Criminal Law: Search-Warrant-Vehicle Exception
Where a defendant challenged the denial of his motion to suppress a search of his Jeep and motor home, the stipulated facts in the defendant’s plea agreement established that the […]
Criminal Law: Search-Scope Of Warrant-Curtilage
Where a defendant in a drug and firearm case challenged the denial of a motion to suppress, arguing that a search warrant did not authorize the search of the garden, […]
Criminal Law: Search-Scope of Consent-Plain View
Where a defendant sought to suppress evidence of a shotgun found in her home, arguing that the officer’s search exceeded the scope of her consent, the judgment is affirmed […]
Criminal Law : Search – Drug Dog Alert – ‘Instinctive Action’
U.S. v. Pulido-Ayala (MLW No. 71733/Case No. 17-1371 – 6 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Colloton, J.)
Criminal Law : Search – Expectation Of Privacy – Surveillance Video
State v. Stufflebean (MLW No. 71452/Case No. ED105246 – 22 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Van Amburg, J.)
Criminal Law : Search – Protective Sweep – Sentence
U.S. v. Waters (MLW No. 71429/Case No. 17-1423 – 9 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam)
Criminal Law : Search – Trash Pull – Expectation Of Privacy
U.S. v. Thompson (MLW No. 71381/Case No. 16-4091 – 7 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Shepherd, J.)
Criminal Law : Search – Incident To Arrest – Immediate Control
State v. Hughes (MLW No. 71136/Case No. ED104884 – 7 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Hess, J.)
Criminal Law : Drug Conspiracy – Search – Self Representation
U.S. v. LeBeau (MLW No. 70888/Case No. 15-3592 – 28 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Kelly, J.)
Criminal Law : Search – Expectation Of Privacy – Warrantless Seizure
U.S. v. Lewis (MLW No. 70816/Case No. 16-3308 – 14 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Benton, J.)
Criminal Law : Supervised Release – Special Conditions – Search
U.S. v. Winston (MLW No. 70249/Case No. 16-1978 – 7 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Riley, J.)
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