Legal Opinion

United States v. Christopher Todd Thomas

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided December 1, 2005No. 04-6148PublishedCited by 74 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SUTTON, Circuit Judge.

The United States challenges a suppression-of-evidence ruling, arguing that the district court erred in concluding that police officers constructively entered a home without a warrant and without being able to satisfy any of the narrow exceptions to the warrant requirement. Because the police officers did not enter the house and because the defendant, Christopher Thomas, did not exit the house as a result of physical force or any other conspicuous show of authority by the police, cf. United States v. Morgan, 743 F.2d 1158 (6th Cir. 1984) and United States v. Saari, 272…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Whren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  4. United States v. MendenhallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. United States v. Marvin BerkowitzCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991

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3Cited by74 opinions

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  4. Nicholas Coffey v. Adam CarrollCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2019
  5. Dennis Brenay, Sr. v. Michael SchartowCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2017

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