Does a police officer have qualified immunity for conducting an unconstitutional search?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Barlow v. Ground, 943 F.2d 1132 (9th Cir. 1991):
A police officer generally has qualified immunity for conducting an unconstitutional search if he is acting on the basis of a facially valid warrant. Malley v. Briggs, 475 U.S. 335, 344 n. 6, 106 S.Ct. 1092, 1097 n. 6, 89 L.Ed.2d 271 (1986).
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