United States Sixth Circuit

A decision suppressing drug evidence in the drug conspiracy trials of defendants is affirmed as to a determination that officers had probable cause to arrest defendants and reversed as to suppression of drugs where a defendant consented to an initial police entry into the hotel room and the doctrine of "consent once removed" justified backup officers- entry into the room, and a search of a hotel nightstand was a valid search incident to arrest.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/30/2006
• Published 06/30/2006

Judges

• Before:  MOORE, GRIFFIN, and CUDAHY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Kathleen Moro Nesi, Assistant United States Attorney, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellant.  Randall C. Roberts, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Rhonda R. Brazile, Federal Public Defenders Office, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellees.   ON BRIEF:  Kathleen Moro Nesi, Assistant United States Attorney, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellant.  Randall C. Roberts, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Rhonda R. Brazile, Federal Public Defenders Office, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellees.