Legal Opinion
United States v. Erik McCoy
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 20, 2018No. 17-4245PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN K. BUSH, Circuit Judge.
Police officers obtained a warrant, searched defendants' home, and found over 2,000 grams of heroin, marijuana, drug-distribution paraphernalia, and a large amount of cash. Despite the search's having been conducted under a judge-issued warrant, the district court suppressed the evidence, holding that because the warrant application so failed to connect defendants' home with drug-trafficking activity, no reasonable officer could have relied on the warrant. The government appeals and argues that the police officers acted in good-faith reliance on the warrant, and so…
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