Browse 9 reasonable suspicion cases decided by Sixth Circuit. AI-powered summaries, holdings, and legal analysis.
Knock-and-Announce Rule Not Violated by Pre-Entry Awareness
United States v. Lawrence Mark Sherman, decided by Sixth Circuit on February 27, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppre...
Sixth Circuit: Odor of Marijuana, Paraphernalia, and Nervousness Establish Probable Cause for Vehicle Search
United States v. Chad Christopher Taylor, decided by Sixth Circuit on January 30, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Chad Christopher ...
Sixth Circuit: No Expectation of Privacy in Seized Cell Phone Data
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 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...
Police qualified immunity upheld in warrantless entry case
Daniel Grand v. City of University Heights, Ohio, decided by Sixth Circuit on November 13, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary j...
Sixth Circuit Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Corroborated Informant Tip
United States v. Corwin Monte Jett, Jr., decided by Sixth Circuit on October 7, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of the defendant's mot...
Sixth Circuit: Probable Cause Justified Warrantless Vehicle Search
United States v. Cody Ballinger, decided by Sixth Circuit on September 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evi...
Sixth Circuit: Knock-and-announce rule not violated during drug raid
United States v. Richard Maike, decided by Sixth Circuit on June 26, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Richard Maike's motion to supp...
Cell phone search incident to arrest upheld
United States v. Kelli Prather, decided by Sixth Circuit on May 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Kelli Prather's motion to suppr...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 9 reasonable suspicion cases from Sixth Circuit. This number is updated as new opinions are published.
Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 9.
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