[Girlene]

Thank you for your opinion, SFRigger, and for your service. This is a difficult situation for me to assess since it WAS a domestic disturbance situation. It was the Indiana Supreme Court's broad ruling that reasonably resisting a police officer's unlawful entry is no longer recognized in Indiana that was VERY disturbing to me.

IMO, the jury should have been given such instruction, and let them decide whether the husband's and police officers' actions were reasonable or not.

[SFRigger]

I agree that the jury should have been given those instructions so they could have made a more informed decision. It also comes down to what it means to “reasonably resist.” Some here have suggested that blasting away at the officers as they enter is reasonable. That is no more reasonable than an illegal warrantless search. In that situation, no one wins because gunfire is going to be exchanged, someone could be injured or killed, and the mistakes just continue to compound. As has been said, tell the officers they can not enter. If they come in any way, don’t start a physical confrontation, you are going lose. Hire a lawyer and take the matter to court. Understand that in DV situations, LEOs must do all they can to ensure that no crime has been committed. You can thank OJ Simpson for that.