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U.S. v. Faagai, No. 15-10621 (9th Cir.) ( F.3d ) (September 7, 2017) (Judge Carlos T. Bea)

Article • September 11, 2017 • from P&J September, 2017

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Warrantless Searches

U.S. v. Faagai, No. 15-10621 (9th Cir.) ( F.3d ) (September 7, 2017) (Judge Carlos T. Bea) by

U.S. v. Lambus, No. 15-CR-382 (E.D.N.Y.) (251 F.Supp.3d 470) (May 4, 2017) (Judge Jack B. Weinstein)

Article • May 15, 2017 • from P&J May, 2017

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, GPS Tracking Device

U.S. v. Lambus, No. 15-CR-382 (E.D.N.Y.) (251 F.Supp.3d 470) (May 4, 2017) (Judge Jack B. Weinstein) by This is an interesting decision of first impression that examines whether Federal law enforcement authorities stand in the same shoes as state authorities when relying on evidence derived solely as a product of …

U.S. v. Graham, No. 12-4659 (4th Cir.) (824 F.3d 421) (May 31, 2016) (Judge Diana Gribbon Motz)

Article • June 13, 2016 • from P&J June, 2016

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Warrantless Searches

U.S. v. Graham, No. 12-4659 (4th Cir.) (824 F.3d 421) (May 31, 2016) (Judge Diana Gribbon Motz) by In U.S. v . Graham, 796 F.3d 332 (4th Cir. Aug. 5, 2015) (P&J, 08/17/15) (“Graham I”), a divided panel from the Fourth Circuit affirmed the convictions of Defendants Aaron Graham and …

In Re: Application for Telephone Information, No. 15-XR-90304-HRL-1 (LHK) (N.D.Cal.) ( F.Supp.3d ) (July 29, 2015) (Judge Lucy H. Koh)

Article • August 17, 2015 • from P&J August, 2015

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Warrantless Searches

In Re: Application for Telephone Information, No. 15-XR-90304-HRL-1 (LHK) (N.D.Cal.) ( F.Supp.3d ) (July 29, 2015) (Judge Lucy H. Koh) by U.S. v . Graham, No. 12-4659 (4th Cir. Aug. 5, 15, 2014) (Senior Judge Andre M. Davis) In Re: Application for Telephone Information, No. 15-XR-90304-HRL-1 (LHK) (N.D.Cal. July 29, …

U.S. v. Graham, No. 12-4659 (4th Cir.) (796 F.3d 332) (August 5, 2015) (Judge Andre M. Davis)

Article • August 17, 2015 • from P&J August, 2015

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Warrantless Searches

U.S. v. Graham, No. 12-4659 (4th Cir.) (796 F.3d 332) (August 5, 2015) (Judge Andre M. Davis) by U.S. v . Graham, 796 F.3d 332 (4th Cir. Aug. 5, 15, 2014) (Senior Judge Andre M. Davis) In Re: Application for Telephone Information, No. 15-XR-90304-HRL-1 (LHK) (N.D.Cal. July 29, 2015) (District …

U.S. v. Davis, No. 12-12928 (11th Cir.) (785 F.3d 498) (May 5, 2015) (Judge Frank May Hull)

Article • August 3, 2015 • from P&J August, 2015

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Warrantless Searches

U.S. v. Davis, No. 12-12928 (11th Cir.) (785 F.3d 498) (May 5, 2015) (Judge Frank May Hull) by In U.S. v. Davis, 754 F.3d 1205 (11th Cir. June 11, 2014) (P&J, 06/23/14) (“Davis I”), we noted that the Eleventh Circuit had become the first Circuit Court to hold that cell …

Grady v. North Carolina, No. 14-593 (U.S. Supreme Court) (575 U.S. ___; 135 S.Ct. 1368) (March 30, 2015) (Per Curiam)

Article • June 29, 2015 • from P&J April, 2015

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, GPS Tracking Device

Grady v. North Carolina, No. 14-593 (U.S. Supreme Court) (575 U.S. ___; 135 S.Ct. 1368) (March 30, 2015) (Per Curiam) by The Petitioner in this case, Torrey Grady, was convicted in North Carolina trial courts of a second degree sexual offense in 1997 and of taking indecent liberties with a …

U.S. v. Winn, No. 14-cr-30169-NJR (S.D.Ill.) ( F.Supp.3d ) (February 9, 2015) (Judge Nancy J. Rosenstengel)

Article • March 2, 2015 • from P&J March, 2015

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Cell-Phones

U.S. v. Winn, No. 14-cr-30169-NJR (S.D.Ill.) ( F.Supp.3d ) (February 9, 2015) (Judge Nancy J. Rosenstengel) by Matter of Black IPhone 4, 27 F.Supp.3d 74 (D.D.C. Mar. 11, 2014) (Magistrate Judge John Facciola) U.S. v. Winn, No. 14-CR-30168 (S.D.Ill. Feb. 9, 2015) (District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel) We have begun to …

Matter of Black Iphone 4, No. Magistrate Case No. 14-235 (JMF) (D.D.C.) (27 F.Supp.3d 74) (March 11, 2014) (Judge Magistrate)

Article • March 2, 2015 • from P&J March, 2015

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Cell-Phones

Matter of Black Iphone 4, No. Magistrate Case No. 14-235 (JMF) (D.D.C.) (27 F.Supp.3d 74) (March 11, 2014) (Judge Magistrate) by Matter of Black IPhone 4, 27 F.Supp.3d 74 (D.D.C. Mar. 11, 2014) (Magistrate Judge John Facciola) U.S. v. Winn, No. 14-CR-30168 (S.D.Ill. Feb. 9, 2015) (District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel) …

U.S. v. Camou, No. 12-50598 (9th Cir.) (773 F.3d 932) (December 11, 2014) (Judge Harry Pregerson)

Article • December 29, 2014 • from P&J December, 2014

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Cell-Phones

U.S. v. Camou, No. 12-50598 (9th Cir.) (773 F.3d 932) (December 11, 2014) (Judge Harry Pregerson) by This is a textbook case on the law regarding warrantless searches of cell phones, particularly because it discusses the current state of the law on a potpourri of justifications urged by the Government …

U.S. v. Davis, No. 12-12928 (11th Cir.) (754 F.3d 1205) (June 11, 2014) (Judge David B. Sentelle)

Article • June 23, 2014 • from P&J June, 2014

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Warrantless Searches

U.S. v. Davis, No. 12-12928 (11th Cir.) (754 F.3d 1205) (June 11, 2014) (Judge David B. Sentelle) by This is another in the growing tide of decisions dealing with the application of the Fourth Amendment to the warrantless interception of electronic data or sound waves carrying communications, an increasingly broad …

Winfield v. Trottier, No. 11-4404-cv (2nd Cir.) (710 F.3d 49) (March 6, 2013) (Judge Dennis G. Jacobs)

Article • December 1, 2013

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Warrantless Searches

Winfield v. Trottier, No. 11-4404-cv (2nd Cir.) (710 F.3d 49) (March 6, 2013) (Judge Dennis G. Jacobs) by Denial of qualified immunity to defendant-officer in a 1983 action alleging defendant-officer violated plaintiff's Fourth Amendment rights when he read a piece of her mail while searching her car with her consent …

In Re: Application for Cell Site Data, No. 11-20884 (5th Cir.) (724 F.3d 600) (July 30, 2013) (Judge Edith Brown Clement)

Article • August 12, 2013 • from P&J August, 2013

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Cell-Phone Location/Tracking Data

In Re: Application for Cell Site Data, No. 11-20884 (5th Cir.) (724 F.3d 600) (July 30, 2013) (Judge Edith Brown Clement) by This case raises the important question of whether courts may require the Government to obtain a warrant based upon probable cause before granting access to huge amounts of …

U.S. v. Meregildo, No. 11 Cr. 576(WHP) (S.D.N.Y.) (883 F.Supp.2d 523) (August 10, 2012) (Judge William H. III Pauley)

Article • April 1, 2013 • from P&J April, 2013

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Social Networking Sites

U.S. v. Meregildo, No. 11 Cr. 576(WHP) (S.D.N.Y.) (883 F.Supp.2d 523) (August 10, 2012) (Judge William H. III Pauley) by This is another case that shows the dangers of social media; and the Government’s increasing use of social media in criminal prosecutions. Here, after one of the defendants in this …

U.S. v. Pineda-Moreno, No. 08-30385 (9th Cir.) (688 F.3d 1087) (August 6, 2012) (Judge Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain)

Article • December 1, 2012

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Warrantless Searches

U.S. v. Pineda-Moreno, No. 08-30385 (9th Cir.) (688 F.3d 1087) (August 6, 2012) (Judge Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain) by Following denial of his motion to suppress evidence derived from use of mobile tracking devices, 591 F.3d 1212, defendant entered conditional guilty plea in the United States District Court for the District …

U.S. v. Barner, No. 10-3700-cr (2nd Cir.) (666 F.3d 79) (January 13, 2012) (Judge Richard K. Eaton)

Article • December 1, 2012

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Parole Searches

U.S. v. Barner, No. 10-3700-cr (2nd Cir.) (666 F.3d 79) (January 13, 2012) (Judge Richard K. Eaton) by In a federal prosecution of a parolee for being a previously convicted felon in possession of firearms and ammunition, the district court's grant of a motion to suppress evidence is reversed and …

U.S. v. Skinner, No. 09-6497 (6th Cir.) (690 F.3d 772) (August 14, 2012) (Judge John M. Rogers)

Article • September 3, 2012 • from P&J September, 2012

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Warrantless Searches

U.S. v. Skinner, No. 09-6497 (6th Cir.) (690 F.3d 772) (August 14, 2012) (Judge John M. Rogers) by In U.S. v. Jones, 565 U.S. ___, 132 S.Ct. 945 (2012), the Supreme Court unanimously held that physically attaching a GPS tracking device to a vehicle constitutes a search under the Fourth …

U.S. v. Jones, No. 10-1259 (U.S. Supreme Court) (565 U.S. 400; 132 S.Ct. 945) (January 23, 2012) (Justice Scalia)

Article • February 6, 2012 • from P&J February, 2012

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Warrantless Searches

U.S. v. Jones, No. 10-1259 (U.S. Supreme Court) (565 U.S. 400; 132 S.Ct. 945) (January 23, 2012) (Justice Scalia) by In U.S. v. Maynard, 615 F.32d 544 (D.C.Cir. Aug. 6, 2010) (P&J, 08/09/10), the D.C. Circuit considered the joint appeals of Lawrence Maynard and Antoine Jones who were convicted of …

U.S. v. Hassock, No. 09-5193-cr (2nd Cir.) (631 F.3d 79) (January 28, 2011) (Judge Roger J. Miner)

Article • February 21, 2011 • from P&J February, 2011

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Protective Sweeps

U.S. v. Hassock, No. 09-5193-cr (2nd Cir.) (631 F.3d 79) (January 28, 2011) (Judge Roger J. Miner) by Here the Court affirmed the suppression of evidence of a gun found in an apartment, holding that the "knock and talk" search employed in this case was pretextual in nature and “cannot …

U.S. v. Pineda-Moreno, No. 08-30385 (9th Cir.) (617 F.3d 1120) (August 12, 2010) (Per Curiam)

Article • September 6, 2010 • from P&J September, 2010

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Warrantless Searches

U.S. v. Pineda-Moreno, No. 08-30385 (9th Cir.) (617 F.3d 1120) (August 12, 2010) (Per Curiam) by Here, over the strong dissent of five judges, the Ninth Circuit declined to grant a rehearing en banc of a controversial decision which held that the police may secretly place a GPS device on …