Bonnie R. Lovell v. Warren County, Tennessee
Syllabus
A woman was incarcerated after being arrested and charged with several crimes. Prior to trial, the charges against her were dropped and she was released. Within a year of her release, the woman filed a claim against the county for false imprisonment. The county moved for summary judgment, asserting that the complaint was barred by the one-year statute of limitations. The trial court granted the county's motion and the woman appealed. We reverse the trial court's judgment and hold that the statute of limitations for false imprisonment claims does not begin to run until the imprisonment ends.
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- recognizing that “searches and seizures pursuant to a valid warrant” permit “invasions of the home and its curtilage”
- holding that the community caretaking doctrine does not supply a valid exception to the warrant requirement to justify the warrantless search of a home
- holding that police officers’ community caretaking duties do not justify warrantless searches and seizures in the home
- finding that the “most familiar” examples of permissible invasions of the home and curtilage are searches and seizures authorized by a warrant
- holding community caretaking duties do not create a stand-alone doctrine justifying warrantless entry into the home
- community caretaking duties do not “create[ ] a standalone doctrine that justifies warrantless searches and seizures in the home”
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Judges: Judge Andy D. Bennett
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