Legal Opinion
Brooks v. Rothe
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 21, 2009No. 08-1099, 08-1195PublishedCited by 183 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RONALD LEE GILMAN, Circuit Judge.
Brenda Brooks, an employee of a domestic violence shelter, called 911 when one of the shelter’s residents showed symptoms of a drug overdose. But, adhering literally to the shelter’s policy of not admitting law enforcement personnel without a search warrant, Brooks repeatedly refused to admit or give any information to the police officer who responded to the call. After giving several warnings to Brooks that he needed to come inside the shelter to secure what he believed to be a crime scene, and that if she did not cooperate she would be arrested, the…
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