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The odor of burnt marijuana and visible marijuana is sufficient under federal law to establish probable cause.

Defendant was on high intensity supervision with GPS for his current conviction, but he hadn’t yet been sentenced.

Officers called a state’s attorney for advice on a BAC blood draw and were told to get a warrant.

Defendant was seriously injured in a car wreck and was at best semi-conscious.

Florida has constitutional and statutory public records laws.

In this 2255, petitioner doesn’t get discovery of his search warrant materials.

One has no reasonable expectation of privacy in a stolen vehicle, unless he can show he acquired it innocently.

Defendant lived on the second floor of a house that was not zoned as an apartment building and had no outward appearance there were separate residences.

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In the Eighth Circuit at least, the government can’t supplement a search warrant affidavit.

Explaining how probable cause was shown for CSLI is United States v.

“Given the above precedent, we disagree with the State that the community caretaking doctrine remains a viable purpose for a warrantless entry into a home.

Defendant’s consent to a blood draw was not voluntary under the totality of circumstances.

A hospital collecting umbilical cord blood after a birth was not a state actor nor acting at law enforcement’s request or suggestion.

The search warrant for defendant’s Facebook account was overbroad where it sought ten months of information where the alleged crime was only over a couple of days and covered “illegal activities.”

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What is the duty of the neutral and detached magistrate?