Court Opinion

ID: 9469775
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-05 02:48:59.728695+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:41:33.853450
License: Public Domain

ADAMS, Circuit Judge,
concurring.
Although I concur in the opinion of the majority, I write separately to emphasize that I believe that this is a close case, and one with which other courts may differ. As a result of the decision today, law enforcement officials in this Circuit may lawfully use the form warrant that was employed here, provided that the warrant makes clear that the search is limited to a particular crime or set of crimes. As a practical matter, however, law enforcement officials would be well advised to redraft the form warrant to avoid uncertainty as to its scope. Such a precaution would insure that convictions involving evidence obtained under the authority of the form warrant are not jeopardized in the event that a court in the future may view the warrant as does the dissenting opinion in this case.