Legal Opinion
United States v. Curtis Ellison
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 5, 2006No. 04-1925PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGibbons, J., joined by Griffin, J.,
MOORE, J. (pp. 564-74), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
OPINION
JULIA SMITH GIBBONS, Circuit Judge.
Appellant United States appeals from a district court order granting defendant-appellee Curtis Ellison’s motion to suppress. Because we conclude that the district court erred in its Fourth Amendment analysis, we vacate the order granting the motion to suppress and remand for further proceedings.
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The central issue in this case is whether the Fourth Amendment is implicated when a police officer investigates an automobile license plate number using a law enforcement computer database. While…
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