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W.D.Ky.: Internet traveler case where defendant chatted from home justified SW for home

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

In an internet traveler case where the defendant came from SC to KY, there was reason to believe that evidence would be found in his home in SC where the chats occurred after he was arrested in KY. United States v. Hill, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 119400 (W.D. Ky. December 22, 2009).* Probable cause existed for defendant’s stop from a missing front license plate. After the stop, the defendant rolled down his window and marijuana smoke billowed out, and that was PC for search of the car. United States v. Dolson, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 119182 (D. Minn. August 10, 2009).* Officer was justified stopping a man in a suit with a gun in a holster walking toward an "important public building." That man was a criminal defense lawyer. This is what Terry is for...continue to full post

Full post as published by Fourth Amendment on December 28, 2009 (boomark / email).