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Halfway house resident was subject to search at any time

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

Halfway house resident is still in custody of the Bureau of Prisons and has no expectation of privacy in the halfway house. He agreed to searches when he entered the halfway house. United States v. Dixon, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 34044 (D. Kan. April 24, 2008). The court finds that defendant consented to entry of her motel room and then to the luggage within it, and the government satisfied it burden of proof. United States v. Lambert, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 33963 (D. Utah April 24, 2008).* Defendant's arrest would have left his car, so it was local policy to impound cars that would be left on the street. That alone justified its inventory, so whether the car was searchable under automobile exception did not need to be determined. People v. Grenier, 2008 Colo...continue to full post

Full post as published by Fourth Amendment on April 28, 2008 (boomark / email).