During a heated argument in their home on August 20, 2015, Edward Caniglia grabbed a pistol from a bedroom and threw it on the dining room table.

She then decided to contact the Cranston, Rhode Island Police Department's non-emergency line because Kim feared he harmed himself after the tirades.

Barth observed Caniglia as appearing "agitated" and "angry" while Mastrati and Russell noted "calm," "cooperative," and "normal" behavior.

After multiple attempts to retrieve the firearms back from the police department, his lawyer requested in October 2015 that the guns be returned to Edward.

[2] Issuing a summary judgement, the district court ruled that Caniglia 's due process rights were infringed because the police failed to return his property or instruct him on retrieving his firearms after he was deemed safe.

Finally, the police department did not violate the RIMHL because there was no evidence of a conspiracy to admit Caniglia, and that he was briefly evaluated and released without law enforcement encouraging staff to have him stay.

[4] In Caniglia's case, the community caretaking exception was used far beyond the bounds of the 4th Amendment:[5] Chief Justice John Roberts (joined by Justice Stephen Breyer) declares that the court unanimously recognized in Brigham City v. Stuart that the role of the police is to prevent violence and restore order rather than merely rendering aid to casualties.

Although warrantless entry is justified if there is an objectively reasonable basis that a party was in need of medical assistance or in serious danger, the facts described in the opinion do not contradict case law.

[7] He further writes: Justice Brett Kavanaugh concurred that although he agrees with the Court fully, he argues that the decision clarifies labeling more than ramifications.