Hopkins v. Bonvicino

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 2009-07-16

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REINHARDT, Circuit Judge: On August 22, 2003, two San Carlos Police Officers broke into Bruce Hopkins’ home. They did not have a warrant, nor did they have probable cause. All that they had was a statement from a third-party that Hopkins had been involved in an extremely minor traffic incident, an incident so minor that it did not cause as much as a scratch on either of the vehi…

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