Petition of the day

The petition of the day is:

Stanton v. Sims

Issue:(1) Whether the hot pursuit doctrine articulated inUnited States v. Santanaapplies where police officers seek to arrest a fleeing suspect for a misdemeanor; and (2) whether a police officer is entitled to qualified immunity where he pursued a suspect fleeing the officers attempt to arrest him for a jailable misdemeanor committed in the officers presence, into the front yard of a residence through a gate used to access the front door, and the officer had reason to believe the suspect might have been just involved in a fight involving weapons.