This case came about because his defense attorney wanted the jury to be instructed that his client had the right to reasonably resist the police from making a warantless entry. The judge in that case denied the jury instruction. The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled it an error for the trial court to deny that instruction and ordered a new trial. The Indiana Supreme Court (what we are discussing in this thread) reversed this ruling.
Exactly, but please also remember that this was decided long ago, in rulings starting in 1942, regarding the Model Arrest Act. Lawyer was blowing smoke..... because that's all he had.