Legal Opinion
Arthur Knight v. Jacobson, Officer, Badge 3359, Individual
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 18, 2002No. 01-15506PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARNES, Circuit Judge:
This appeal by a law enforcement officer from the denial of qualified immunity presents us with these three issues: 1) whether there was an absence of probable cause for the officer’s arrest of the plaintiff; 2) whether non-compliance with state law in making an arrest is itself enough to violate the Fourth Amendment; and 3) whether the restrictions that Payton v. New York, 445 U.S. 573, 100 S.Ct. 1371, 63 L.Ed.2d 639 (1980), places upon warrantless arrests are violated when an officer arrests a suspect who has stepped outside his home at the officer’s command. We answer…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Baker v. McCollanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Paul v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Gerstein v. PughSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
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3Cited by89 opinions
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- United States v. Stanley StreetCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2006
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