02-13-2025, 06:36 PM
The Device Warrant was invalid because it lacked probable cause and was an unconstitutional general warrant. Moreover, in obtaining that warrant, the government intentionally omitted material facts that demonstrated that they lacked probable cause.
The Device Warrant Lacked Probable Cause
The Device Warrant lacked probable cause because it was based on the statement of an anonymous informant whose credibility was completely uncorroborated by subsequent investigation. Instead, the warrant affidavit rests on the fact that a threatening online post contained publicly available information-Daugherty's name, ham radio signal, and a photograph
The Device Warrant Lacked Probable Cause
The Device Warrant lacked probable cause because it was based on the statement of an anonymous informant whose credibility was completely uncorroborated by subsequent investigation. Instead, the warrant affidavit rests on the fact that a threatening online post contained publicly available information-Daugherty's name, ham radio signal, and a photograph