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· 2/22/2000

Mitchell v. Cain

Citations

  • 528 U.S. 1171
  • 120 S. Ct. 1197

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • upholding protective sweep where police obtained apartment lessee’s permission to search, because “[o]nee the police were lawfully on the premises, they were authorized to conduct a protective sweep”
  • noises from interior of apartment as officers investigating murder talked to resident at front door justified sweep

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