USA v. Wyatt et al

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
WESTERN DIVISION AT DAYTON
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
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DEVONTE WYATT et al.,
Defendants.
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Case No. 3:25-cr-00054-1
Judge Thomas M. Rose
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ENTRY AND ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR FRANKS HEARING
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On November 18, 2025, the Court held a hearing regarding Defendant Devonte Wyatt’s
(“Defendant”) Motion for Franks Hearing. (See Doc. No. 35.) A condition precedent to conducting
a Franks Hearing is that “the defendant make[] a substantial preliminary showing that a false
statement knowingly and intentionally, or with reckless disregard for the truth, was included by
the affiant in the warrant affidavit . . . .” Franks v. Delaware, 438 U.S. 154, 155–56 (1978); see
United States v. Bryant, No. 20-CR-094, 2021 WL 671521, at *9 (S.D. Ohio Feb. 21, 2021) (“A
defendant must make a substantial preliminary showing as a threshold matter to trigger a Franks
hearing.”), aff’d, 2022 WL 1008837 (6th Cir. Apr. 4, 2022). A substantial preliminary showing of
material omission may also serve as grounds to conduct a Franks Hearing. See United States v.
Rose, 714 F.3d 362, 370 (6th Cir. 2013) (“A defendant is entitled to a Franks hearing if
he . . . proves that the false statement or material omission is necessary to the probable cause
finding in the affidavit.”). At the hearing, the Court orally denied Defendant’s Motion for Franks
Hearing for failure to make a substantial preliminary showing.
Accordingly, to memorialize the hearing held on November 18, 2025, the Court hereby
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DENIES Defendant’s Motion for Franks Hearing (Doc. No. 35.)
DONE and ORDERED in Dayton, Ohio, this Thursday, November 20, 2025.
s/Thomas M. Rose
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THOMAS M. ROSE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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