Larry J. Leaf, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of John P. Leaf, Deceased, Martha A. Leaf, John P. Leaf v. Ronald Shelnutt

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• denying a claim for failure to intervene where there was no underlying constitutional violation
• denying a claim for failure to intervene where there was no underlying constitutional violation
• finding a “breaking” when officers parted blinds to enter an open door
• “[T]hat interest justifies their ensuring that the dwelling does not harbor another person who is dangerous and who unexpectedly could launch an attack.”
• protective sweep of home is “a search tactic [that] may be ‘reasonable when weighed against the need for-law enforcement officers to protect themselves and other prospective victims of violence’”
• “If Mr. Leaf’s failure to flee can be attributed to 7 the fact that he was asleep or otherwise unconscious, we think that it cannot be said that the officers terminated his freedom of movement through their show of authority.”

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