CHILD PORNOGRAPHY: 2nd warrantless search of probationer’s home reasonable… Watters affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]
Drugs, search of probationer’s home
DRUGS: 4th Amendment not violated by search of probationer’s home where meth Defendant was staying… Watters affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]
Revocation, respond in person before Judge
REVOCATION: Defendant improperly sentenced based on PO’s confidential recommendation of 20 months as opposed to Magistrate’s recommended 5 months and without opportunity to respond in person before Judge . . . Lovell reversed. [Read more…]
Revocation, sex treatment self-incrimination
REVOCATION: Right against self-incrimination not violated by use of admissions to sex offender’s therapist to revoke supervised release… Watters affirmed. [Read more…]
Traffic stop, unreasonably prolonged for drugs
TRAFFIC STOP unreasonably prolonged to initiate drug investigation without independent reasonable suspicion per new USSC ruling… denial of motion to suppress drug evidence reversed… Watters reversed (unpublished). [Read more…]
Sentencing, girlfriend’s meth at jail
SENTENCING: Girlfriend’s meth at jail properly included in quantity attributable to Defendant… remanded for application of 3rd level reduction amendment… Haddon affirmed (unpublished). [Read more…]
Search & seizure, robbery investigation
SEARCH & SEIZURE: Suppression of evidence seized during stop of suspected casino robber properly denied… meth/firearm guilty plea convictions affirmed… Watters affirmed (unpublished). [Read more…]
Suspicionless searches, child pornography
SUSPICIONLESS SEARCHES properly imposed on child pornography Defendant… Cebull affirmed (unpublished). [Read more…]
Sentencing, abusive sex contact
SENTENCING: 121 months for abusive sexual contact substantively reasonable… Cebull affirmed (unpublished). [Read more…]
Sentencing, child pornography
SENTENCING: 240 months for child pornography affirmed… Cebull affirmed (unpublished). [Read more…]