The officer was patrolling in an area known for hunting from vehicles. Defendant was validly stopped because the inspection certificate appeared expired. It turned out that it wasn’t but the officer also had reasonable suspicion to believe that defendant was hunting from the car, which meant a firearm in the car and that meant potential dangerousness. United States v. Behrens, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 130537 (N.D. W.Va. September 12, 2013).*
Defendant argued that the CI and government violated his reasonable expectation of privacy in recording a conversation with defendant in his driveway. The court doesn’t have to decide that question because there was plenty of information supporting the search warrant that defendant doesn’t challenge. United States v. Scott, 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 18871 (7th Cir. September 10, 2013).*
Handcuffing and transporting a juvenile who appeared to be “beyond the control” of school officials was not clearly established to be a Fourth Amendment violation, so qualified immunity applies. C.B. v. City of Sonora, 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 18931 (9th Cir. September 12, 2013).*
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