{"id":299,"date":"2016-10-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-13T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baronedefensefirm.lawblogger.net\/blog\/michigan-court-finds-search-producing-marijuana-is-unlawful\/"},"modified":"2022-10-04T13:30:44","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T17:30:44","slug":"michigan-court-finds-search-producing-marijuana-is-unlawful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.baronedefensefirm.com\/blog\/michigan-court-finds-search-producing-marijuana-is-unlawful\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan Court Finds Search Producing Marijuana is Unlawful"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you are charged in Michigan with possession of Marijuana and\/or Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Deliver, and the search producing the drugs is unlawful, your case can be dismissed.\u00a0 That\u2019s effectively what happened in the case of People v. Mahdi<\/a>, where Mr. Mahdi was convicted of two counts of possession with intent to deliver less than 50 grams of a controlled substance, MCL 333.7401(2)(a)(iv), and one count of possession with intent to deliver less than 5 kilograms of marijuana, MCL 333.7401(2)(d)(iii).<\/p>\n

In investigating this crime, the police found out where Mr. Mahdi lived, then tricked his mother into giving them consent to search her house where he lived.\u00a0 The police did this because consent is an exception to the Fourth Amendment search warrant requirement.\u00a0 In searching the home, they did not find any drugs but did find keys, a cell phone and a wallet.\u00a0 This led the police to the apartment where they did find the drugs that became the basis of the felony drug charges. Also, while in possession of the phone, the police were able to retrieve calls from individuals ostensibly attempting to purchase drugs.<\/p>\n

The court held that Mr. Mahdi\u2019s mother had the authority or ability to consent, but because the police said they were going to search for drugs, but found keys, wallet and phone, the search exceeded the consent given.\u00a0 Her consent was for the limited purpose of uncovering drugs.\u00a0 Thus, the wallet, keys and phone were not lawfully seized by the police.<\/p>\n

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If you are charged in Michigan with possession of Marijuana and\/or Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Deliver, and the search producing the drugs is unlawful, your case can be dismissed.\u00a0 That\u2019s effectively what happened in the case of People v. 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