Does the government have to obtain a search warrant to search for evidence that the search warrant was obtained without a warrant?
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The following excerpt is from USA v. Knights, 219 F.3d 1138 (9th Cir. 2000):
4. The government also suggests that because it could have obtained a warrant, it did not have to do so. To state that proposition is to refute it. See United States v. Mejia, 69 F.3d 309, 319-20 (9th Cir. 1995).
4. The government also suggests that because it could have obtained a warrant, it did not have to do so. To state that proposition is to refute it. See United States v. Mejia, 69 F.3d 309, 319-20 (9th Cir. 1995).
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