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To: Rurudyne
Take enough and an inventory doesn’t have to be a real inventory.

Yes. So much was simply labeled "documents."

7 posted on 08/16/2022 6:58:10 AM PDT by gloryblaze
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To: gloryblaze

I would go further to opine that taking something like a passport may be a tactic to later help create the illusion of wanting to follow the rules when they are returned. A bit like placing some demand in a negotiation that you fully intend to give up so the other guy will feel he’s getting something for what he’s giving up.


21 posted on 08/16/2022 7:10:40 AM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: gloryblaze

This is wrong on so many levels. Having done multiple search warrants you normally have one person who does the inventory. He/she lists every item that is taken with a description that can be readily identified. If there are multiple like items (tax returns) they can be lumped together as “tax returns 2010-2020” then placed in a box and be box sealed by the officer taking inventory just to maintain chain of custody.

The return looks like a hot mess. There is nothing that indicates what document was found, where it was found, and who found it. There is no “chain of custody” established for most of what was taken. A good attorney and a honest judge would excoriate whomever applied for the warrant. In a “real” court of law, it’s doubtful anything found in the search and labeled “documents” would be admissible.


39 posted on 08/16/2022 7:28:00 AM PDT by offduty (Joe Biden, Commander in Thief)
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