

Prosecutor Commits Misconduct at Trial
Case: People v. Hardy Court: Michigan Court of Appeals ( Unpublished Opinion ) Prosecutorial misconduct; People v. Dobek; People v. Solloway; Credibility; People v. Morton; People v. Rodriguez; Principle that a prosecutor may not convey a message to the jury that the prosecutor has some special knowledge or facts indicating the witness’s truthfulness; People v. Bahoda; Berger v. United States; People v. Pearson; People v. Lusk; People v. Dane Summary: Holding that the prosecu


Police Violated 4th Amendment, says Michigan Supreme Court
Case: People v. Towne Michigan Supreme Court ( Order ) Search & seizure; Motion to suppress evidence; U.S. Const. amend. IV; Const. 1963, art. 1, § 11; Payton v. New York; Steagald v. United States; Proper scope of a knock & talk; People v. Frederick; The exclusionary rule; Wong Sun v. United States; Mapp v. Ohio Summary: In an order in lieu of granting leave to appeal, the Michigan Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals judgment and vacated the trial court’s order denyi