[longtermmemmory]

This issue becomes admissibility of evidence.

If the search is illegal then all the evidence obtained of that search is “fruit of the poisonous tree” and inadmissible.

Now if a police officer is in “hot pursuit” and the suspect runs through an illegal operation in a house, which is in PLAIN sight, then the people running the illegal operation are hosed. (for those in rio linda think a large pile of pot on a coffee table in the middle of the living room)

I do expect lawsuits to go flying regardless. Just because there is an issue does not give the police unfettered ego trips to play judge jury and executioner.

[brent13a]

If the search is illegal then all the evidence obtained of that search is “fruit of the poisonous tree” and inadmissible.

I do expect lawsuits to go flying regardless. Just because there is an issue does not give the police unfettered ego trips to play judge jury and executioner.

If all the police that went into the houses were summarily executing Jews and Homosexuals when they were momentarily detained to search their houses....
or
If all the police that went into the houses were now going back and arresting people for things they saw while searching for the bomber....
or
If all the police that went into the houses had imprisoned the residents they removed....or even arrested everybody and still had them detained....

then by all means there is a huge constitutional rights issue.
However, as far as I've heard no one besides the bomber was injured, or arrested.
So since none of those things happened, the alarmist bullcrap gets old, has gotten old, real fast.