by Anthony W. Accurso
The Supreme Court of Minnesota ruled that the standard for probable cause to conduct a warrantless search of a vehicle requires more than the mere odor of marijuana.
Adam Lloyd Torgerson was stopped by Litchfield Police on the evening of July 5, 2021, because his “vehicle’s ...
by Anthony W. Accurso
The Supreme Court of New Jersey held a lower court erred when it allowed an FBI agent to testify about cell site location information (“CSLI”) regarding defendant’s alleged location during the timeframe the charged offense occurred based on the agent’s personal “rule of thumb” approximation of ...
by Anthony W. Accurso
Skydio, a popular drone manufacturer, released the new X10, whose main selling point is an infrared camera, which allows it to track people and fly autonomously in the dark.
The company began making hobby drones about a decade ago, selling them to athletes who wanted something ...
by Anthony W. Accurso
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held that a defendant who possessed the keys to a rental car that was rented by his girlfriend (who gave permission to him to possess the keys and operate the car) had a reasonable expectation of privacy ...
by Anthony W. Accurso
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that a defendant’s revocation sentences were nullified after the underlying sentence of which they were a part was vacated.
Eddie Lipscomb was convicted in 2008 of being a felon in possession of a firearm under 18 ...
by Anthony W. Accurso
The FBI’s effort to disable an army of zombie computers being used for cyber-crime is pretty mediagenic, but it is the latest step in the DOJ’s plan to render jurisdictional limits on law enforcement power obsolete.
For the last two decades or so, the internet has ...
by Anthony W. Accurso
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit overruled the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia’s denial of a defendant’s suppression motion, ruling that police lacked reasonable suspicion to detain him based on the tip that he was acting suspiciously and ...
by Anthony W. Accurso
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania reversed a defendant’s conviction in which his post-arrest silence was mentioned multiple times at trial, and it was not harmless beyond a reasonable doubt. In doing so, the Court reiterated that there is a different harmless error standard for pre-arrest versus ...
by Anthony W. Accurso
The Supreme Court of Idaho overturned a district court’s denial of a defendant’s suppression motion, instructing on remand that the court determine whether the primary purpose for which the officers impounded the defendant’s vehicle was to conduct a search for contraband under the Court’s newly adopted ...
by Anthony W. Accurso
Ahead of the possible expiration of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (“FISA”) on December 31, 2023, an explanation about the FBI’s controversial access to communications collected under this authorization was published by Lawfare, a non-partisan, non-profit multimedia publication.
For context, Section 702 of ...
