Improper Search Legal Concerns

Summary

An inventory search in Michigan is meant to document items for safekeeping, not for investigation. If officers call in a guns serial number, it may be seen as investigative, raising Fourth Amendment concerns. If items werent documented and the search seemed investigative, this could strengthen your case. Consulting a local attorney can help assess the strength of your argument and guide you on legal actions.

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So that would be an investigative action
Yes, calling in the gun's serial number could be considered investigative, which might raise Fourth Amendment concerns. If you're seeking legal advice or want to take action, it might be beneficial to consult a local attorney who can offer guidance specific to your situation. Would you like assistance in connecting with a lawyer in Michigan?
How strong is that argument
The argument has potential strength if the inventory search deviated from its intended purpose. Here are key points:
- Inventory searches aim to document items for safekeeping, not investigation.
- Calling in a gun's serial number might imply investigative intent.
- This could raise Fourth Amendment issues regarding unreasonable searches.
Consulting a local attorney would be beneficial for assessing the argument's strength in your specific case. Would you like assistance in connecting with a lawyer in Michigan?
They searched the trunk as well and called in them numbers on a gun as well and they weren’t documenting the items found in the car just pulling them out
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If the officers didn't properly document items and called in a gun's serial number, this may strengthen your argument about an improper search. It could raise Fourth Amendment issues regarding unreasonable searches. Would you like more detailed legal information on how to proceed?
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Also, although officers claimed they were conducting an inventory search Assisting officers had already started searching before a determination was announced that you were being taken in and that your car would be towed; no one appeared to be documenting what they were removing from the car as if to create a tabulation of property for safekeeping and return (the point of an inventory search); and, in my opinion, a significant factor (under the totality of the circumstances) that it was an investigative search was the officer's calling in the serial number on the AR pistol. Consider the following The officer already knew you had a CPL; The officer (correctly) understood and believed that the AR pistol was not a short barrel rifle (b/c it only had a buffer tube and no brace or stock), see above; The officer understood and believed that because you had a CPL and it was a pistol that it was not an offense (he says something like, "He's got a CPL, he's good" or something of that nature.
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It seems you might have a strong case regarding a potentially improper search. Would you like to be connected to local lawyers who can better assist you with your case? If you agree, could you provide some more information about the issue?
How strong is the case
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Your case appears strong given the potential Fourth Amendment violations regarding the search. If you'd like, I can connect you with local lawyers who can assist further. Can you give me a bit more information about the issue?