Summary
If a drug dealer unwittingly invites an informant into his home for a drug deal, and that informant signals the police to come in and arrest the dealer, the officers can't be sued for violating the dealer's Fourth Amendment rights, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled. The police are entitled to qualified immunity.
Afton Callahan was arrested after he sold drugs to a police informant who signaled the police to come in when the deal was complete. The police found methamphetamine at the house.See the full content of this document
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U.S. Supreme Court Rule in Qualified Immunity Case
At trial, the defendant moved to suppress the evidence, arguing that...
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