Winston v. Lee
Brief

CitationWinston v. Lee, 470 U.S. 753, 105 S. Ct. 1611, 84 L. Ed. 2d 662, 1985 U.S. LEXIS 76, 53 U.S.L.W. 4367 (U.S. Mar. 20, 1985) Brief Fact Summary. A robbery suspect armed with a gun was shot by a storeowner when he attempted to rob his store. The bullet was lodged in the suspect’s chest, and the Commonwealth wanted a doctor to surgically remove the bullet. Synopsis of Rule of Law. “[T]he Commonwealth has failed to demonstrate that it would be “reasonable” under the terms of the Fourth Amendment to search for evidence of this crime by means of the contemplated s ...