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Police can’t lie about having a search warrant – Fourth Circuit

By / December 23, 2015

US v. Rush. These excerpts say really everything you need to know: A law enforcement officer knowingly lied to Defendant Kenneth Rush by claiming that he had a warrant to search the apartment where Defendant was staying when no warrant in fact existed. . . . On appeal, Defendant argues that the evidence should have …

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Fourth Circuit affirms wiretap evidence (unpublished)

By / October 6, 2015

US v. Amir Faraz. Amir Ali Faraz was convicted of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 1 kilogram or more of heroin and 100 kilograms or more of marijuana, two counts of possession with intent to distribute heroin, four counts of use of a communication facility to facilitate narcotics trafficking, and interstate travel with intent to promote drug trafficking. He …

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