Hudson v. Michigan
| Hudson v. Michigan | |
|---|---|
| Argued January 9, 2006 Reargued May 18, 2006 Decided June 15, 2006 | |
| Full case name | Booker T. Hudson, Jr. v. Michigan |
| Docket no. | 04-1360 |
| Citations | 547 U.S. 586 (more) 126 S. Ct. 2159; 165 L. Ed. 2d 56; 2006 U.S. LEXIS 4677 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Motion 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 | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Scalia, joined by Roberts, Thomas, Alito; Kennedy (Parts I, II, and III) |
| Concurrence | Kennedy (in part) |
| Dissent | Breyer, 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.