Oct. 25, 2022, 2:36 PM
Evidence seized during a search of residential property didn’t need to be suppressed simply because the officers also searched and found drugs in a nearby trailer that wasn’t covered by the warrant, the Sixth Circuit said.
The police misconduct wasn’t a “flagrant disregard for the limitations of the warrant,” the unpublished opinion by Judge Helene N. White said Monday.
The Knox County, Tenn., sheriff’s office obtained a warrant to search the residence of Rodolfo Torres. The scope of the warrant included the property, the house, and other outbuildings. Exhibits attached to the warrant included a picture of the house and …
