A split Michigan Court of Appeals invalidated that warrant, however, finding it was too general for requirements under the U.S. Constitution’s Fourth Amendment. The amendment blocks “unreasonable searches and seizures.”
Read MoreThe 9th Circuit compared the searches to the “abuses of power” that “led to adoption of the Fourth Amendment in the first place.”
Read MoreThe Michigan Court of Appeals denied a request Thursday to reconsider its earlier opinion stating that a former Grand Rapids police officer should stand trial for murder in the 2022 killing of a Black motorist.
Read More“It would be evident to a reasonable officer that (Akima) was, quite apparently, sober,” Judge Jane Stranch said in a 3-0 opinion. “So a reasonable jury could conclude that (the) arrest was not supported by probable cause and that Officer Peca was not entitled to qualified immunity.”
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