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Police sought a warrant to search Apartment 4B for evidence of identity theft. The affidavit stated that a reliable informant had seen stolen credit cards in Apartment 4B within the past 48 hours and that utility records linked the suspect to Apartment 4B. The affidavit omitted that the informant had been paid and had a pending theft charge. It also stated that officers saw the suspect enter Apartment 4B, but the officer later admitted he had seen the suspect enter the building, not the apartment. The warrant authorized a search of "the premises at 400 Lake Street" and seizure of "all records, computers, phones, and other evidence of crime." Officers searched Apartment 4A by mistake, then Apartment 4B, seizing laptops and tax records.
The suspect in Apartment 4B moves to suppress. The tenant of Apartment 4A also moves to suppress. The government invokes the good-faith exception.
Analyze probable cause, particularity, any Franks issue, standing, and the good-faith exception.