davidmcbeth
Banned
In this direct criminal appeal, Defendant-Appellant Ralph Carloss contends that two police officers violated the Fourth Amendment by knocking on his front door, seeking to speak with him. Ordinarily a police officer, like any citizen, has an implied license to approach a home, knock on the front door, and ask to speak with the occupants. Carloss, however, claims that “No Trespassing”signs posted aroundthe house and on the front door of his home revoked that implied license. We conclude, to the contrary, that under the circumstances presented here, those “No Trespassing” signs would not have conveyed to an objective officer that he could not approach the house and knock on the front door seeking to have a consensual conversation with the occupants
(sorry for format .. cut and pasted it but you can read the opinion .. its from the first page)
http://www.ca10.uscourts.gov/opinions/13/13-7082.pdf
(sorry for format .. cut and pasted it but you can read the opinion .. its from the first page)
http://www.ca10.uscourts.gov/opinions/13/13-7082.pdf
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