Legal Opinion
William Hawkins v. Rodney Mitchell
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 23, 2014No. 13-2533PublishedCited by 224 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN BOKKELEN, District Judge.
We review summary-judgment and trial rulings on several causes of action against police who did not claim immunity under federal or state law. 1 The central legal doctrines are the exigency exception to the Fourth Amendment warrant requirement, probable cause, and the First Amendment right to consult an attorney.
I. Facts
Two police officers — Rodney Mitchell and, about two minutes later, James Bow-ersock — responded to a 9-1-1 call by Sarah Bumgarner. 2 It was late on a Saturday night in May 2008. Bumgarner had called from outside William Hawkins’s house on a…
2Cases cited54 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Pearson v. CallahanSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by224 opinions
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- Eugene Bailey v. City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2015
- Robert Bless v. Cook County Sheriff's OfficeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2021
- Andrew Dollard v. Gary WhisenandCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2019
- United States v. Brian LawrenceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2015
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