Steagold v. U.S., No. 79-6777 (U.S. Supreme Court) (451 U.S. 204; 101 S.Ct. 1642) (April 21, 1981) (Justice Marshall)
In this case, police officers entered Steagald's residence without a search warrant, consent, or exigent circumstances to serve an arrest warrant on Ricky Lyons. Lyons was not in Steagald's residence. Nevertheless, the officers proceeded to conduct a search of Steagald's residence. They discovered controlled substances. Steagald was arrested and indicted ...
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