CASE PREVIEW · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
United States v Fortson
Parole search, trial continuance, and post-arrest statement challenges
Decided
The citation
United States v Fortson, unpublished opinion of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, issued October 29, 2026 (Case No. 25-3210)
From the case summary
After Fortson missed a parole-office appointment and GPS placed him at or near an unapproved apartment for 48 hours, officers arrested him there and found methamphetamine in a warrantless parole search. A later warranted search yielded drugs, a firearm, and cash. Fortson initially declined to…
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