Legal Opinion
Braxton v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 28, 1991No. 90-5358PublishedCited by 236 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scalia
At about 7 a.m. on June 10, 1988, four United States marshals arrived at Thomas Braxton’s door with a warrant for his arrest. One of the marshals, Deputy Jenkins, knocked. There was no answer, though they could hear someone inside. Thirty minutes later the officers returned with a key to Braxton’s apartment. Jenkins knocked again; and again received no answer. He unlocked the door, only to find it secured with a chain lock as well — which he broke by kicking the door open. “[Contemporaneous with the door opening, a gunshot was fired through the door opening. The gunshot lodged in the front…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Morissette v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- United States v. Nelson Guerrero, Cesar Rivera and Anthony MedinaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
- United States v. Danny R. WartersCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- United States v. Stanley McCallCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
- United States v. Thomas BraxtonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by236 opinions
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