Legal Opinion
Lawson v. Hilderbrand
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided February 23, 2015No. 3:13-cv-00206 (JAM)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
JEFFREY ALKER MEYER, District Judge.
When Scott Lawson was arrested by the Greenwich police one night for selling Oxy-Contin pills, he told them that he had a few more pills in his bedroom at home. Scott was 21 years old. He lived at home with his father, his 16-year-old brother, and his 11-year-old sister. Four police officers promptly decided to go to Scott’s house in search of the pills that he said were there. It was late at night. The police did not have a warrant. They resorted instead to a classic knock and talk? routine: presenting…
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