Appeals Court throws out seizure of 25K from warrantless NC search

Appeals Court throws out seizure of 25K from warrantless NC search

The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that federal probation officers violated a couple’s constitutional rights when seizing $25,325 during a warrantless search of a Reidsville home. Monday’s decision reversed a trial judge’s decision allowing the government to take the money. Officials had argued that the money was tied to drug trafficking. “The Supreme Court has recognized that a warrantless search of a probationer’s home may be reason…