Case Law Update Michael J. Sgarlat Case Law Update Michael J. Sgarlat

Eighth Circuit: Officers Denied Qualified Immunity after Search of Entire Domicile Not Justified under Community Caretaker Exception

In the middle of the night, a drunk man in his 30s took a taxi from St. Louis to Ballwin, Missouri, asked the taxi driver to stop on the street near the home of Jon Luer and his wife, Andrea Steinebach, and exited the taxi without paying his $65 fare. The driver reported the fare skipper to the police at 2:38 am, and officers arrived on the scene 2:45 am.

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