CASE PREVIEW · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
United States v McDonald
Open-Ended Speedy Trial Continuance and Warrantless Cocaine Field Test
Decided
The citation
United States v McDonald, unpublished opinion of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, issued November 5, 2026 (Case No. 25-3344)
From the case summary
After McDonald reported an attempted break-in, police searched his apartment for an intruder with his consent. During a second sweep, an officer saw a brick-shaped package on a closet shelf. A detective opened and field-tested it before police obtained a warrant and found more drugs.…
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