police officers with dog enter home to search it

Bailey v. United States

Court Type: U.S. Supreme Court
Status: Closed (Judgment)
Last Update: August 21, 2012

What's at Stake

Whether someone who has left the immediate vicinity of a house that is about to be searched may be seized by the police without probable cause.

In 1981, the Supreme Court ruled that the occupants of a house that is being lawfully searched may be detained to facilitate the search and promote officer safety. In an amicus brief filed with the Cato Institute, the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û argues that neither of these rationales applies to someone who has left the immediate vicinity of the house before the search begins.

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