gotcha. makes sense.
curious: can the judge point to his denial regarding the franks motion as precedent for the warrant being good? i imagine this happens frequently with multiple defendants busted on contraband or whatever from the same warrant. rather than dealing with multiple challenges to the warrant, can the judge decide the warrant is good and then use that decision as precedent for other challenges to the warrant from other defendants? (assuming there's no brand new evidence or circumstances unearthed) or is it just a separate matter and the judge will have to respond to the new arguments in as much detail as if he didn't uphold the warrant for nick's case?
i also realize that this is a general probable cause motion and not a request for franks, so they also would probably be treated differently for that reason alone.