The Michigan Supreme Court ruled 5-2 in People v. Wilkins that police cannot conduct a warrantless vehicle search based solely on the smell of marijuana or suspected low-level, civil infractions. [1, 2] The Case Background The Traffic Stop: In January 2023, a state trooper pulled over Freddie Wilkins III for speeding in Kent County. [1, […]
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Michigan – PEOPLE v WILKINS “The warrantless search of defendant’s car was unlawful under the automobile exception to the Fourth Amendment’s warrant requirement because the trooper did not have probable cause to believe there was a criminal amount of marijuana in the vehicle.”
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