United States Sixth Circuit

The good faith exception to the warrant rule does not apply when an officer relies on a warrant signed by an individual wholly without legal authority to issue a warrant.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/12/2001
• Decided 07/24/2001
• Published 07/24/2001

Judges

• Before:  MARTIN, Chief Judge;  NORRIS, Circuit Judge;  QUIST, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Perry H. Piper, Asst. U.S. Attorney (argued and briefed), Chattanooga, TN, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Howard Upchurch (argued and briefed), Upchurch & Upchurch, Pikeville, TN, for Defendant-Appellant.