How long can the police camp on your doorstep?

[MTubbs1]

So say the cops are knocking and I am ignoring, let's say I'm in the kitchen making a sammich while ignoring and they see me and keep yelling to open the door. I can just sit there and eat my sammich while they knock away?

 

[public servant]

I'd knock 3 times

Penny...Penny...Penny.

 

[Frank_N_Stein]

So say the cops are knocking and I am ignoring, let's say I'm in the kitchen making a sammich while ignoring and they see me and keep yelling to open the door. I can just sit there and eat my sammich while they knock away?

What kind of sammich?

 

[vitamink]

If its honey baked ham, frank is coming in warrant or not. Fair warning.

 

[cobber]

I think that if somebody calls 911 and says there's a strange MWAG outside my house, and nobody answers the door when the police arrive, it would fall under exigent circumstances.

Exigent circumstances to ENTER the house? Because something is going on OUTSIDE the house?

Court of Appeals fodder, if it got past the trial court. If there was an ADA addle-pated enough to file on those facts, that is...

 

[Birds Away]

If they are going to be there that long do you think they would be interested in picking up a few extra bucks? My yard need mowed.

 

[cobber]

Actually if one reads the opinion, the police also walked around the house and looked in windows (from areas the public is not invited to enter), called a tow truck to tow a vehicle although later told by a dep. pros. atty. not to do so (they called after the fact). Conducted a "protective sweep" and then tied the mess up with an "exigent circumstances" bow. All to get some juvenile charges of minor in possession.

The police only entered the house AFTER the tow truck arrived and one of the occupants opened the door. Mom was not at home, but the police entered without a warrant or consent.

The court of appeals wasn't buying what the officers and the State were selling, and the warrant exception just got a bit smaller.

It is interesting that Sen. Judge Shepard wrote the dissent. He also wrote the opinion on a recent K9 sniff case.

www.in.gov/judiciary/opinions/pdf/04291401mgr.pdf

 

[Destro]

Exigent circumstances to ENTER the house? Because something is going on OUTSIDE the house?

Court of Appeals fodder, if it got past the trial court. If there was an ADA addle-pated enough to file on those facts, that is...

If a kid from 123 Anystreet calls the police and says that there are 3 men outside the house with guns and flashights, exigent circumstances would exist when the police arrive and do not find the 3 men with guns and nobody answers the door when they try to check on the caller.

 

[Denny347]

When I camp on your door step, I do so with my Snuggie and you'll know it.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Any self respecting castle would use pitch instead of water...

An adequate supply of feathers should also be kept on inventory.

I always keep extra donuts in the house. I just sneak around the house and throw them out there--it creates a great diversion.

 

[Birds Away]

When I camp on your door step, I do so with my Snuggie and you'll know it.

Tactical snuggie?

 

[Denny347]

Tactical snuggie?

They do sell them in camo pattern...haha.

 

[Birds Away]

They do sell them in camo pattern...haha.

But if you wore cammo I wouldn't see you and therefore could not bring you a sammich.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

But if you wore cammo I wouldn't see you and therefore could not bring you a sammich.

Walk towards the snoring...

 

[CathyInBlue]

They do sell them in camo pattern...haha.

If it's classic woodland or marpat, I'm so there.

 

[MTubbs1]

What kind of sammich?

Damnit Frank this is INGO, it's a BLT hold the LT.

 

[Bunnykid68]

 

[Destro]

He was just trying to return your wallet