Van Sandt V. Brown

This appeal involves a civil rights action arising from the warrantless nighttime entry by three Alaska State Troopers into the home and bedroom of Dale Van Sandt. The troopers were searching for two escaped prisoners from the Spring Creek Correctional Center in Seward. The limited issue presented on appeal is whether the superior court correctly granted a directed verdict in favor of Sergeant Simon Brown on his qualified immunity defense. We reverse.