Smell of Marijuana Established Probable Cause Before New Law
Case: People v. Carlson, Michigan Court of Appeals, (Unpublished Opinion) Issues: Search & seizure; Denial of motions to quash a search...
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People v. Carter, Michigan Court of Appeals (Unpublished Opinion) Issues: Search & seizure; Traffic stop & arrest; People v. Cartwright;...
Unlawful Police Stop Leads to Evidence Suppression
Case: People v. Owen, Michigan Court of Appeals ( Unpublished Opinion ) Issues: Search & seizure; U.S. Const. amend. IV; People v. Jones;...
Supreme Court Upholds 4th Amendment Protections
People v. Hammerlund Court: Michigan Supreme Court ( Opinion ) Issues: Whether defendant’s constitutional right to be free from...
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 Police Stop of Vehicle
Case: People v. Lavallis (Unpublished Opinion) Issues: Bind over decision; People v. Bennett; People v. Woods; People v. Cervi; Search &...
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Case: People v. Reynolds (Unpublished Opinion) Search & seizure; People v. Hellstrom; People v. Jordan; Motion to suppress evidence;...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...
