· 6/11/1992
Deanna Jo Shea v. Karla L. Smith, Scott Baker, Robert Rumgay
Citations
- 966 F.2d 127
- 23 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 94
- 1992 U.S. App. LEXIS 13397
- 1992 WL 125083
How courts have described this case
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- \ `Clearly established rights' are those with contours sufficiently clear that a reasonable official would understand that what he is doing violates that right.\
- \[A]n official who conducts an illegal search may not be held personally liable if he could have reasonably believed that the search comported with the Fourth Amendment.\
- “ ‘Clearly established rights’ are those with contours sufficiently clear that a reasonable official would understand that what he is doing violates that right.”
- police armed with probable cause can enter a third party’s home without a search warrant if they believe the suspect resides there
- a probation officer may enter third party home to confirm whether probationer has violated a condition of probation where the officer “reasonably believes” that the probationer resides there
- “[A]n official who conducts an illegal search may not be held personally liable if he could have reasonably believed that the search comported with the Fourth Amendment.”
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Judges: Becker, Nygaard, Roth
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