Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Scott v. Maggio

Scott v. Maggio, 463 U.S. 1210 (1983)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1983-06-27
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • “Time lapsed in securing a warrant might have resulted in the destruction of valuable evidence and the escape of clearly identified suspects,” as exigent circumstances
  • defendant, arrested in home of third party had no standing to raise Fourth Amendment challenge to entry, but in any event exigent circumstances justified entry

Citator

UpLaw has not yet analyzed Scott v. Maggio. The absence of a flag is not a finding that it is good law.

Cited by
1 opinion

C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.