http://www.in.gov/judiciary/opinions/supreme.html
I don’t know...seems like Barnes was in the right here and its the Court who is wrong.
The Court is saying to allow the police in to do what they want and file a complaint later.
That sounds like bull...file a complaint???? You kiddin me? So it can be ignored?
This particular case seems a bit tough because it involved “do-mestic violence” and we all know if a woman complains she is immediately in the right, giving police powers they would not normally posess. In a sense Barnes is lucky he was not simply killed for upsetting a woman.[/sarc]
Sorry, tho I am no lawyer nor do I play one on tv, I do see the 4th ammendment issues here, from reading the case history: Barnes denied the cops entry and they requested entry. They did not say the had cause they requested entry and he said no and the woman did not give permission either. Not sure why that isn’t 4th ammendment territory.
Sorry for the sloppy first post...tried to stop it....