People v. Frederick; People v. Van Doorne

These consolidated cases are before us on remand from our Supreme Court.1 On remand, our Supreme Court has directed us to consider “whether the ‘knock and talk’ procedure [s] conducted in th[ese] case[s are] consistent with US Const, Am IV, as articulated in Florida v Jardines, [569 US_;] 133 S Ct 1409[; 185 L Ed 2d 495] (2013).” For the reasons discussed, we conclude that the knock-and-talk procedures conducted with respect to both Frederick and Van Doorne were consistent with the Fourth Amendment. Accordingly, we affirm the trial court’s decision.

I. FACTS

On March 17, 2014, at approximately…