Denishio Johnson v. Curtis Vanderkooi

Summary

The Michigan Supreme Court held that fingerprinting a person during an investigatory stop is a Fourth Amendment search because it physically intrudes on the person’s body to obtain information. The Grand Rapids Police Department’s photograph-and-print policy was facially unconstitutional because it authorized warrantless fingerprinting beyond the permissible scope and duration of a Terry stop. Johnson’s case was remanded for further proceedings, while Harrison’s case was remanded for determination of whether his consent was freely and voluntarily given.