Legal Opinion
Fisher v. Volz
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 15, 1974No. Nos. 73-1234, 73-1235PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ROSENN, Circuit Judge.
This appeal raises serious questions concerning the right of privacy and the constitutionality of house-to-house police searches without search warrants for a suspect for whom the police have an arrest warrant. The disposition of the appeal involves a balancing.of the duty of police officers to search for and arrest those who commit crime and the right of innocent citizens to be secure in the privacy of their homes against unreasonable police invasion.
Plaintiffs, six black citizens of Newark, New Jersey, brought a civil suit for damages under 42…
2Cases cited48 opinions
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- Pierson v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Chambers v. MaroneySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by90 opinions
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