Eleventh Circuit· 6/3/2011

John Coffin v. Stacy Brandau

Citations

642 F.3d 999
2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 11353
2011 WL 2162997

How courts have described this case

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stating that a “general constitutional rule already identified in the decisional law may apply with obvious clarity to the specific conduct in question”
explaining that we look only to binding precedent to determine clearly established law
contrasting a garage attached to a home and enclosed by three walls and a door with a carport that is open and exposed to the public in deciding whether an officer’s entry into the garage violated the Fourth Amendment
contrasting a garage attached to a home and enclosed by three walls and a door with a carport that is open and exposed to the public in deciding whether an officer’s entry into the garage violated the Fourth Amendment
“‘obvious clarity’ cases” are “rare,” a “narrow exception,” and “very occasionally encounter[ed]” (internal citations omitted)
“Our case law has made clear that ‘obvious clarity’ cases will be rare.”

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Judges: Dubina, Tjoflat, Edmondson, Carnes, Barkett, Hull, Marcus, Wilson, Pryor, Martin, Anderson, Black

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