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D.N.M.: Amtrak ticket agent a CI not subject to disclosure in reporting a possible drug courier

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

An Amtrak ticket agent who reported a suspicious traveler to the police under a drug courier profile was an informant whose identity was not subject to disclosure under Roviaro and McCray. The police acted on it after confirming the details. United States v. McKenzie, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13362 (D. N.M. January 28, 2010). Court erroneously shifts burden of persuasion to the defendant to prove that the warrantless search of his car was a violation of the Fourth Amendment. United States v. Boyce, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13342 (N.D. Ill. February 16, 2010)*: The court has now held numerous evidentiary hearings in this case, reviewed multiple briefs submitted by the parties, and listened to the testimony of numerous witnesses. Boyce himself was the least credible witness throughout the proceedings...continue to full post

Full post as published by Fourth Amendment on February 19, 2010 (boomark / email).