Legal Opinion
United States v. David Church, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 17, 2016No. 15-5362PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKethledge, J., joined by Cleland, D.J.,
GRIFFIN, J. (pp. 357-64), delivered a separate opinion concurring in the judgment.
OPINION
KETHLEDGE, Circuit Judge.
Search warrants target places, not people. David Church opened his home to police and showed them that he had marijuana inside. Police received a warrant to search the home for drugs. Church was later charged with drug distribution, and moved to suppress evidence gathered in that search on the theory that police had cause to suspect Church only of using drugs, not selling them. The district court denied Church’s motion, and Church pled guilty. We affirm.
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