Appellate Court Overturns OWI Dismissal
Case: People v. Wright, Michigan Court of Appeals (Unpublished Opinion) Probable cause; People v. Champion; People v. Lyon; People v....
Court Rules Police had Legal Grounds to Investigate
People v. Carter, Michigan Court of Appeals (Unpublished Opinion) Issues: Search & seizure; Traffic stop & arrest; People v. Cartwright;...
Michigan Supreme Court Expands 4th Amendment Rights
Case: People v. Mead, Michigan Supreme Court ( Opinion ) Issues: Search & seizure; Search of a vehicle passenger’s backpack; U.S. Const....
Court Relies on Good-Faith Exception
Case: United States v. Asgari Court: U.S. Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit ( Published Opinion ) Issues: Search & seizure; Whether the Leon...
Court Upholds Emergency Search of Apartment
Case: People v. Reynolds (Unpublished Opinion) Search & seizure; People v. Hellstrom; People v. Jordan; Motion to suppress evidence;...
Court Validates Police Search of Vehicle
Case: People v. Anthony Court: Michigan Court of Appeals ( Published Opinion ) Issues: Search & seizure; Whether the search complied with...
Court of Appeals OKs Traffic Stop
Case: People v. Mazzie Court: Michigan Court of Appeals ( Published Opinion ) Judges: Murray, Borrello, and Ronayne Krause Issues: Search...
Police Discover Meth Lab During Consent Search
Case: People v. McJunkin Court: Michigan Court of Appeals ( Unpublished Opinion ) Issues: Motion to suppress evidence; Search & seizure;...
Court OKs Arrest
Case: People v. Evans Court: Michigan Court of Appeals ( Unpublished Opinion ) Issues: Search & seizure; Motion to suppress evidence;...
Court Finds that Officer's Trespass did not Violate Constitution
Case: People v. Towne Court: Michigan Court of Appeals ( Unpublished Opinion ) Judges: Per Curiam – Servitto, Gadola, and O’Brien Issues:...