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Task: Home Entry

Steagald v. U.S., 451 U.S. 204 (1981).

Absent exigency or consent, officers must obtain a search warrant

before entering the home of a third party to make an arrest of a non-

resident. An arrest warrant is insufficient when the subject of the

warrant is in a 3 parties home.
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• The interest protected by this case belongs to the 3 Party who is
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not the subject of the arrest warrant.

• The failure to get a search warrant will render any evidence found

that implicates the 3 party resident in a crime, inadmissible.
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