The Good Faith Exception

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Let’s get something straight.
The Good Faith Exception doesn’t apply when law enforcement knew or should have known the warrant was invalid. In my case:

• The original state warrant was quashed on April 16, 2018.
  
• The FBI accessed and cataloged my devices after the warrant was quashed, and before obtaining a second warrant.
  
• The second warrant, issued in 2020, falsely claimed the FBI was in legal possession under the original state warrant—which had already been invalidated.
  

That’s not good faith. That’s misrepresentation of legal status, and it directly violates the standards set in Franks v. Delaware and United States v. Leon. The Good Faith Exception does not protect deliberate misconduct or reliance on a warrant known to be invalid.
As for the return of property:

• The devices were seized under a warrant that was later quashed.
  
• Continued possession without a valid legal basis is unlawful.
  
• Whether or not a formal “Motion for Return of Property” was filed, the State and FBI had a duty to return the property once the warrant was invalidated.
  
• The fact that they didn’t—and instead used the devices to build a second warrant—only strengthens the case for suppression and civil rights violations.
  

So no, they don’t “got me.” What they’ve got is a timeline of misconduct, a pattern of delay, and a constitutional mess that’s going to be exposed.