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Illegal stop and arrest on suspended DL led to invalid inventory

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

Illegal stop was the cause of an inventory on defendant's arrest for driving on a suspended license so it was suppressed under Wong Sun. United States v. Blackburn, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 74333 (S.D. Ala. September 26, 2008).* During a consent search, the consenter lifted the lid of a box exposing the the contents to the officer which were then in plain view. State v. Best, 2008 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 744 (September 25, 2008).* The defendant's showing to get a Franks hearing was conclusory and no more than a desire to cross examine, so a hearing was denied. United States v. Longhi, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 74126 (D. Conn. September 26, 2008).*

Full post as published by Fourth Amendment on September 29, 2008 (boomark / email).