Browse 14 exigent circumstances exception cases decided by Sixth Circuit. AI-powered summaries, holdings, and legal analysis.
Sixth Circuit: Cell phone search justified by exigent circumstances
United States v. Erik Maund, decided by Sixth Circuit on February 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Erik Maund's motion to suppre...
Sixth Circuit: Cell phone search incident to arrest permissible to prevent evidence destruction
United States v. Anita Green, decided by Sixth Circuit on February 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Anita Green's motion to supp...
Sixth Circuit: Cell phone search justified by exigent circumstances
United States v. Steven Tilden Fellmy, decided by Sixth Circuit on January 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Steven Tilden Fellmy...
Sixth Circuit: Cell phone search permissible under exigent circumstances
United States v. Jason Florence, decided by Sixth Circuit on January 8, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Jason Florence's motion to ...
Sixth Circuit: Consent to search cell phone was voluntary despite initial refusal
United States v. Courtland Reed, decided by Sixth Circuit on December 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evid...
Sixth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment in Excessive Force Case
Nicolaas Brekelmans v. Max Salas, decided by Sixth Circuit on December 3, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the de...
Sixth Circuit: Cell phone search justified by exigent circumstances
United States v. Damon Allen Patterson, decided by Sixth Circuit on November 5, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Damon Allen Patters...
Sixth Circuit: Cell phone search justified by exigent circumstances
United States v. Benjamin Alan Carpenter, decided by Sixth Circuit on October 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppr...
Sixth Circuit: Exigent Circumstances Justify Warrantless Cell Phone Search
United States v. Shaun Steven Kidd, decided by Sixth Circuit on September 26, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Shaun Steven Kidd's m...
Sixth Circuit: Warrantless cell phone search permissible post-lawful seizure
United States v. Jaavaid Alan McCarley-Connin, decided by Sixth Circuit on August 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of the defendant...
Sixth Circuit: Cell phone search during arrest justified by exigent circumstances
United States v. Irene Michelle Fike, decided by Sixth Circuit on June 10, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Irene Fike's motion to s...
Police Qualified Immunity Upheld in Drug Transaction Stop
Whitney Hodges v. City of Grand Rapids, Mich., decided by Sixth Circuit on May 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment ...
Sixth Circuit Upholds Warrantless Cell Phone Search in Murder Case
United States v. Matthew Borges, decided by Sixth Circuit on May 6, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Matthew Borges' motion to suppr...
Sixth Circuit: Cell phone search lawful under exigent circumstances
United States v. Kevin Ike Obi, decided by Sixth Circuit on March 13, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Kevin Obi's motion to suppres...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 14 exigent circumstances exception cases from Sixth Circuit. This number is updated as new opinions are published.
Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 14.
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