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Caniglia v. Strom

Facts

Petitioner Edward Caniglia and his wife were having an argument with Caniglia took out a handgun, placed in on the table and asked his wife to โ€œshoot himโ€ now and get it over with.โ€ She said no, and then spent the night at a hotel. The next morning, the wife had not heard from her husband and called 911 for a welfare check. Police and the wife arrived to the house to find petitioner on the porch. Petitioner agreed a psychotic evaluation. Once petitioner had left, guided by petitionerโ€™s wife, the officers entered the home and took two handguns.

Issue

โ€œWhether Cadyโ€™s acknowledgment of these โ€œcaretakingโ€ duties creates a standalone doctrine that justifies warrantless searches and seizures in the home.โ€

Held

โ€œWhether Cadyโ€™s acknowledgment of these โ€œcaretakingโ€ duties creates a standalone doctrine that justifies warrantless searches and seizures in the home.โ€

Discussion

โ€œCadyโ€™s unmistakable distinction between vehicles and homes also places into proper context its reference to !community caretaking.โ€ This quote comes from a portion of the opinion explaining that the !frequency with which . . . vehicle[s] can become disabled or involved in . . . accident[s] on public highwaysโ€ often requires police to perform noncriminal !community caretaking functions,โ€ such as providing aid to motorists. 413 U. S., at 441. But, this recognition that police officers perform many civic tasks in modern society was just thatโ€”a recognition that these tasks exist, and not an open-ended license to perform them anywhere.โ€

Citation

141 S.Ct. 1596 (2021

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