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Judge: Confession, Warrant Admissible

By Anelia K. Dimitrova
Waverly Newspapers
March 13, 2012

http://communitynewspapergroup.com/articles/2012/03/13/waverly_newspapers/news/doc4f5f532adfaa8049457004.txt

Dennis Lee Brown, Eldora

A judge has ruled admissible statements a Grundy pastor made to law enforcement in connection with charges of third-degree sexual abuse and determined that, contrary to the defense lawyer’s assertions, the search warrant for Rev. Dennis Lee Brown’s home was properly issued.

Judge James Drew denied the defendant’s motion to suppress information obtained by two Waverly police officers during a July 7, 2007 interview with the pastor.

At a February hearing, Brown’s attorney, Kevin Engels, argued that Capt. Jason Leonard and Detective Troy Schneider used “knowingly false allegations” to elicit confession from his client.

Additionally, Engels said that the warrant authorizing the search of Brown’s home, which included the search of his computer for stored digital images, lacked probable cause because it was based on “unspecific and stale” information.

Reviewing pertinent case law in a March 6 ruling, Judge Drew concluded that the warrant was properly issued.

Read more in the 3/13 Bremer County Independent.

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