Police immunity for yard entry
Stanton v. Sims
In brief
The Supreme Court overturned the Ninth Circuit's judgment and returned the case for more proceedings.
- Where it stands
- Decided
Decided · November 4, 2013 · Per curiam
- What it’s about
- Officer Mike Stanton entered Drendolyn Sims’s yard without a warrant while pursuing a suspect, raising the question of whether qualified immunity protected him.
- Who it affects
- Stanton and Sims's dispute returns to the Ninth Circuit after the Supreme Court overturned that court's judgment.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The Supreme Court overturned the Ninth Circuit’s judgment and sent the case back for further proceedings (remanded).
Officer Mike Stanton entered Drendolyn Sims's yard without a warrant while pursuing a suspect.
The legal question concerned qualified immunity after a police officer entered the area around a private home without a warrant.
Question presented
Is a police officer who commits a warrantless entry of the curtilage of a private residence entitled to qualified immunity?
What the Court decided
Holding
The petition for certiorari and respondent’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis are granted, the judgment of the Ninth Circuit is reversed, and the case is remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
- Result
- Reversed
The vote
- Majority author
- Per Curiam
What's next
The Ninth Circuit will continue proceedings in the case, consistent with the Supreme Court's opinion.
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