Case Explained: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Plaintiff – v. RODNEY LAMONT EVANS

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Filed: 2026-06-23 The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court’s denial of Rodney Lamont Evans’ motion to suppress evidence seized from his home, ruling that the search warrant was supported by probable cause or, alternatively, that the “good-faith exception” established in *United States v. Leon*, 468 U.S. 897 (1984), applied. The court reviewed the district court’s legal conclusions de novo and its factual findings for clear error, determining that the affidavit and oral statements provided to the magistrate judge were not so lacking in indicia of probable cause as to render official reliance on the warrant objectively unreasonable. Consequently, the evidence seized—including marijuana, cocaine, crack cocaine, drug paraphernalia, and a firearm—remains admissible for use against Evans in his criminal proceedings. Do It For The Case Law is a news reporting service. Nothing in this episode constitutes legal advice.