Legal Opinion
Douglas A. Bell and Tammy Bell v. Mike Irwin and Steven Crow
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 25, 2003No. 02-2262PublishedCited by 93 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
After a bout of drinking, Douglas Bell threatened his wife Tammy, who phoned the police for protection. By the time an officer arrived, the couple had made up and asked to be left alone. Forty minutes later, however, one of the neighbors called to tell the police that Tammy had been knocking on doors in search of safety. An officer quickly returned and found Tammy down the street; she asked for help and said that Douglas had “torn up” the couple’s home. Douglas refused to admit the officer (or to come out) for discussion. The officer called the local police chief…
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