UNITED STATES v. MORTON

No. 19-10842.

46 F.4th 331 (2022)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Brian Matthew MORTON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED August 22, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Amber Michelle Grand , Attorney, Leigha Amy Simonton , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Jessica Graf , Federal Public Defender's Office Northern District of Texas, Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Charles Baruch , Johnston Tobey Baruch, P.C., Dallas, TX, for Amicus Curiae Upturn, Incorporated.

Jennifer Lynch , Electronic Frontier Foundation, San Francisco, CA, for Amici Curiae Electronic Frontier Foundation, American Civil Liberties Union, Electronic Privacy Information Center.

Before Richman, Chief Judge, and Jolly, Jones, Smith, Stewart, Dennis, Elrod, Southwick, Haynes, Graves, Higginson, Costa, Willett, Ho, Duncan, Engelhardt, Oldham and Wilson, Circuit Judges.


State troopers arrested Brian Morton after finding drugs in his car during a traffic stop. Morton also had three cellphones in the car. A state judge later signed warrants authorizing...

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