

Officer Unconstitutionally Detained Defendant
Case: People v. Hannigan, Michigan Court of Appeals ( Unpublished Opinion ) Issues: Motion to suppress the evidence of narcotics discovered in a recreational vehicle (RV) during a traffic stop; People v. Williams; Reasonable suspicion; People v. Kavanaugh; People v. Dillon; Terry v. Ohio; Illinois v. Caballes; Penn v. Mimms; Rodriguez v. United States; Consent that is the result of coercion or duress; People v. Bolduc Summary: In this interlocutory appeal, the court reversed


Court Holds that Defendants' Retrial Violated Double Jeopardy
Case: People v. Bentley Court: Michigan Court of Appeals ( Unpublished Opinion ) Issues: Double jeopardy; U.S. Const. amend. V; Const. 1963, art. 1, § 15; Green v. United States; Principle that jeopardy attaches when the jury is impaneled & sworn; People v. Mehall; Principle that once jeopardy attaches the defendant has a constitutional right to have his case completed & decided by that tribunal; People v. Henry; “Manifest necessity”; Arizona v. Washington; People v. Echavarr


Court Upholds Restitution Award
Case: People v. London (Unpublished Opinion) Issues: Restitution; People v. Foster; People v. Turn; MCL 769.1a & d; § 16 of the Crime Victim’s Rights Act (MCL 780.766); People v. Fawaz; People v. Guajardo; Whether the restitution amount could exceed $20,000 due to the conviction for receiving & concealing stolen property having a value of $1,000 or more but less than $20,000; People v. Lockridge;People v. Corbin; Whether the evidence at the hearing supported the $26,750 valua