United States Sixth Circuit

Neither the protective sweep of defendant's apartment nor any other aspect of a police search of his premises violated the Fourth Amendment, where officers saw drugs in plain view upon arrival at the apartment, saw a person in the apartment acting nervously, and heard noises suggesting others were present.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/31/2000
• Decided 04/24/2001
• Published 04/24/2001

Judges

• Before KRUPANSKY, BATCHELDER, and GILMAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• B. Rene Shekmer,Joan E. Meyer (argued), Phillip J. Green (briefed), Office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, Grand Rapids, MI, for Plaintiff-Appellee., John H. Rion (argued and briefed), Rion, Rion & Rion, Dayton, OH, for Defendant-Appellant.