Case v. Montana · ¶24

But Case much oversimplifes a complex situation. The objective reasonableness of an officer's conduct under Brig ham City, as in other Fourth Amendment contexts, is evaluated by looking at the “totality of the circumstances.” E. g., Barnes v. Felix, 605 U. S. 73, 80 (2025); Ohio v. Robinette, 519 U. S. 33, 39 (1996). One of those circumstances was no doubt that Case could provoke a confrontation. As noted earlier, that was partly why the officers called the police chief to the scene and why they carefully considered protective measures—leading to some delay in their entry. See supra, at 111. But there is no basis for thinking that the officers would have gone into Case's home just so he could instigate a gunfght. The circumstances making their entry reasonable, as just stated, were those suggesting that Case may already have shot himself or would do so absent intervention. The…

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