United States v. Cody Littleton — 6th Cir. (Oct 21, 2026)
The Sixth Circuit hears United States versus Cody Littleton. Littleton pleaded guilty to firearm and drug offenses in federal court in northern Ohio. He is appealing the resulting criminal judgment. One distinction helps with the search-and-seizure discussion: voluntary consent to a search does not automatically remove the consequences of an earlier unlawful seizure. Courts also ask whether the connection between the illegality and the evidence has been sufficiently broken, a doctrine called attenuation. That is a separate question from whether the consent was voluntary.
United States v. Cody Littleton (No. 25-3827) — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, argued October 21, 2026.
Sources
Argument audio — official Sixth Circuit recording:https://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/internet/court_audio/audio/10-21-2026%20-%20Wednesday/25-3827%20USA%20v%20Cody%20Littleton.mp3
Plea, offenses, originating case and argument date — official court calendar, October 21 entry:https://www.ca6.uscourts.gov/sites/ca6/files/documents/oral_argument_calendars/10192026_arg.pdf
Consent after an unlawful seizure — United States v. Lopez-Arias, Sixth Circuit, section II-B:https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F3/344/623/602939/
Voluntariness and attenuation — Brown v. Illinois, Supreme Court majority, part III:https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/422/590/
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