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Lawsuit accuses Rochester police of property damage during search
A lawsuit accuses Rochester Police Department officers of extensive damage to a home during execution of a search warrant.
NY appeals court overturns child porn conviction over Fifth Amendment violation
An appeals court has overturned a child pornography conviction because a search warrant violated the defendant’s Fifth Amendment right.
Evidence suppressed in grand larceny case
A state Supreme Court justice in New York City has suppressed evidence in a grand larceny case because a search warrant was not executed within the required 10-day period.
Improper search undermines major weapons case
An Irondequoit man originally facing felony weapons charges that could have sent him to prison for as much as 25 years ended up admitting to a relatively minor offense with […]
Firm battles order for data on protesters
A Los Angeles-based tech company is resisting a federal demand for more than 1.3 million IP addresses to identify visitors to a website set up to coordinate protests on Inauguration […]
Evidence tossed in Buffalo drug case
An Erie County Court judge has upheld a lower court ruling suppressing evidence in a drug case even though police had obtained a search warrant. Defendant Zachary N. Williford was […]
Legal Loop: Warrant doesn’t prove Amazon Echo is a privacy risk
Amazon Echo has been around for a few years now. But last month was the first time it was reported that data from one of these devices was sought by […]
Canada: Police can search suspect’s phone
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canadian police can conduct a limited search of a suspect’s mobile phone when they are arrested without getting a search warrant, but they must follow strict […]
WDNY — Search Warrant: United States v. Miller
U.S. District Court, WDNY Search Warrant Scope of Search — Good Faith Reliance United States v. Miller 13-CR-6036L Judge Payson Background: The defendant was charged in a three-count indictment involving […]
Court of Appeals — Search Warrant: People v. Chisholm
New York State Court of Appeals Search Warrant Confidential Informant — Probable Cause People v. Chisholm No. 133 Memorandum Background: The defendant had been convicted of multiple drug and weapon […]
Second Circuit — Search Warrant — Overly Broad: U.S. v. Galpin
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Search Warrant — Overly Broad Pornographic Images — Plain View U.S. v. Galpin 11-4808-cr Judges Jacobs, Winter and Swain Background: The defendant […]
Court rejects routine no-warrant DUI blood tests
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that police usually must try to obtain a search warrant from a judge before ordering blood tests for drunken-driving suspects. The justices […]
Case Digests
- Fourth Department – Termination of parental rights: Matter of Kal-El F.
- Court of Appeals – Probation: People v. Brazeal; People v. Lora
- Fourth Department – Certificate of compliance: People v. Crews
- Fourth Department – Traffic stop: — Vehicle identification People v. Camber
- Court of Appeals – Public works projects: Walton, et al. v. Comfort Systems USA (Syracuse) Inc.
- Second Circuit – Malicious prosecution: Chapdelaine v. Desjardin
- Fourth Department – Collateral estoppel: Busch v. County of Erie, et al.
- Court of Appeals – Best evidence rule: People v. Coggins
- Fourth Department – Unlawful inventory search: People v. Boatwright
- Second Circuit – Fossil-fuel powered appliances: Assoc. of Contracting Plumbers v. CNY; Mulhem Gas Co., v. Mosley
- Fourth Department – Dismissal of the indictment: People v. Anderson
Law News
- Rochester man accused of threatening President Trump’s son
- Legal Aid Society of Rochester leader retiring
- NY appeals court overturns weapon conviction on discovery issue
- Genesee Valley Club to pay $1.05M to settle federal case
- Major Rochester-area auto dealer accused of fraud in federal loan program
- Rochester attorney Donald O. Chesworth Jr. has died
- Split NY appeals court affirms conviction in kidnapping of daughter
- Greece man accused of stealing from class-action settlement funds
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