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· 4/21/1981

Steagald v. United States

Citations

  • 451 U.S. 204
  • 101 S. Ct. 1642
  • 68 L. Ed. 2d 38
  • 1981 U.S. LEXIS 89
  • 49 U.S.L.W. 4418

How courts have described this case

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

  • finding that an arrest warrant is not sufficient to enter a third party’s home to arrest' a subject, and that a separate search warrant must be obtained for that purpose
  • stating “an arrest warrant alone will suffice to enter a suspect’s own residence to effect his arrest”
  • absent consent or exigent circumstances, police officers may not enter the home of a third party to execute an arrest warrant for a non-resident

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Judges: Marshall, Brennan, Stewart, Blackmun, Powell, Stevens, Burger, Rehnquist, White

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