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D.Minn.: Passenger being on "terrorist watch list" was RS to continue stop

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

Officers had information a passenger was on the “FBI’s terrorist watch list,’ and that was reasonable suspicion to continue the stop. Finally, there was consent. United States v. Abdow, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 44582 (D. Minn. February 22, 2010).* The stop of defendant’s car was with probable cause, as was the search. Defendant’s consent argument fails because the court finds he intended to consent, despite the language barrier. United States v. Valenzuela-Beltran, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 44490 (W.D. La. April 21, 2010).* Information about controlled buy relayed to officer who stopped the car was sufficient for a stop. United States v. Garcia, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 44162 (D. Minn. March 22, 2010).* In a Brooklyn search warrant sought by the Joint Terrorism Task Force, the items seized were all within the scope of the warrant...continue to full post

Full post as published by Fourth Amendment on May 08, 2010 (boomark / email).