Hudson v. Michigan

Hudson v. Michigan
Argued January 9, 2006
Reargued May 18, 2006
Decided June 15, 2006
Full case nameBooker T. Hudson, Jr. v. Michigan
Docket no.04-1360
Citations547 U.S. 586 (more)
126 S. Ct. 2159; 165 L. Ed. 2d 56; 2006 U.S. LEXIS 4677
Case history
PriorMotion to suppress granted, Wayne County Circuit Court; reversed, Mich. App. May 1, 2001; leave to appeal denied, 639 N.W.2d 255 (Mich. 2001); defendant convicted, Wayne County Circuit Court; affirmed, Mich. App. June 17, 2004; leave to appeal denied, 692 N.W.2d 385 (Mich. 2005); cert. granted, 545 U.S. 1138 (2005); restored to calendar for reargument, 547 U.S. 1096 (2006).
Holding
A violation of the "knock-and-announce" rule by police does not require the suppression of the evidence found during a search.
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
John P. Stevens · Antonin Scalia
Anthony Kennedy · David Souter
Clarence Thomas · Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Stephen Breyer · Samuel Alito
Case opinions
MajorityScalia, joined by Roberts, Thomas, Alito; Kennedy (Parts I, II, and III)
ConcurrenceKennedy (in part)
DissentBreyer, joined by Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg
Laws applied
U.S. Const. amend. IV

Hudson v. Michigan, 547 U.S. 586 (2006), is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that a violation of the Fourth Amendment requirement that police officers knock, announce their presence, and wait a reasonable amount of time before entering a private residence (the knock-and-announce requirement) does not require suppression of the evidence obtained in the ensuing search.