Legal Opinion
Elvan Moore v. Kevin Pederson
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided October 15, 2015No. 14-14201PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSENBAUM, Circuit Judge:
Dorothy may have said it best when she said, “There is no place like home.”2 Though we are pretty sure that she was not talking about the Fourth Amendment, she may as well have been. Under the Fourth Amendment, the home is a sacrosanct place that enjoys special protection from government intrusion. The government may not enter a person’s home to effect a warrantless arrest without probable cause and either consent or exigent circumstances.
But here, that is exactly what happened. Defendant-Appellee.Deputy Kevin Peder-son claimed to be conducting a Terry stop3 of…
2Cases cited44 opinions
- Bell Atlantic Corp. v. TwomblySupreme Court of the United States · 2007
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Pearson v. CallahanSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by77 opinions
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