Hudson v. Michigan, No. 04-1360 (U.S. Supreme Court) (547 U.S. 586; 126 S.Ct. 2159) (June 15, 2006) (Justice Scalia)
In this case, a sharply divided Supreme Court held that evidence seized by police officers in violation of the venerable “knock-and-announce” rule can be used at trial despite the constitutional violation. Writing for a 5 to 4 majority, Justice Scalia argued that the connection between the entry (which Michigan conceded ...
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