Court Orders New Trial Based on Miranda Violation
Case: People v. Root Court: Michigan Court of Appeals ( Unpublished Opinion ) Judges: Per Curiam – Sawyer, Hoekstra, and Beckering...
Court Finds Duration of Traffic Stop Reasonable
Case: People v. Wilson Court: Michigan Court of Appeals ( Unpublished Opinion ) Judges: Per Curiam – Cavanagh, Meter, and M.J. Kelly...
Court Upholds Probable Cause for Search Warrant
Case: People v. Carter Court: Michigan Court of Appeals ( Unpublished Opinion ) Judges: Per Curiam – Markey, Ronayne Krause, and Boonstra...
Court of Appeals Says Defendant Lacks Standing to Challenge Evidence
Case: People v. Dunson Court: Michigan Court of Appeals ( Unpublished Opinion ) Judges: Per Curiam – K.F. Kelly and Murray; Concurring in...
Court Upholds Police Pat-Down Search
Case: People v. Moussa Court: Michigan Court of Appeals ( Unpublished Opinion ) Judges: Per Curiam – Riordan, Saad, and Markey Issues:...
6th Circuit Court Says Certain Cell Phone Records do not Require Search Warrants
Case: United States v. Carpenter Court: U.S. Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit ( Published Opinion ) Judges: Kethledge and Guy; Concurrence...
6th U.S. Circuit Court Finds Probable Cause for Traffic Stop
The traffic stop and subsequent search of defendant-Collazo’s van did not violate his Fourth Amendment rights because the officer had...
The Emancipation Proclamation
In honor of Presidents Day, we take a moment to look back at the most culturally transformative document of the 19th century: The...
Court Rules Traffic Stop Permissible
People v Joe, COA No. 323515 Issues: Search & seizure; Motion to suppress cocaine evidence; Alleged illegal seizure in violation of the...
Statutory Violation Not Enough to Suppress Evidence in OWI Case
People v. Zablocki, COA 328152 Issues: Suppression of the defendant’s blood test results in connection with charges of operating a motor...
