Thursday, January 15, 2026

SCOTUS BACKS LAW ENFORCEMENT ON EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES ENTRY

By Bob Walsh

 

William Trevor Case

 

Back in 2021 cops in Montana entered a home because a woman told them her ex was inside and might be trying to kill himself.  

The cops entered after no response to knocks.  After their entry the resident, William Case, stepped out from behind a curtain holding a gun.  A cop shot him.  He was charged with assault on an officer.

Case tried to weasel out on lack of a warrant.  SCOTUS just ruled that the entry was "objectively reasonable" under the circumstances.  The opinion was authored by Justice Elena Kagan.

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