"High court allows warrantless search" May 17, 2011|Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled yesterday against a Kentucky man who was arrested after police burst into his apartment without a search warrant because they smelled marijuana and suspected he was trying to get rid of incriminating evidence.
The reason why doesn't really matter.
The justices, in an 8-to-1 vote, reversed a Kentucky Supreme Court ruling that threw out the evidence gathered when officers entered Hollis King’s apartment. The court said there was no violation of King’s constitutional rights because the police acted reasonably. Only Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dissented.
Isn't she the one with cancer?
Officers knocked on King’s door in Lexington and thought they heard noises indicating someone inside was trying to get rid of incriminating evidence.
Police can (and often do?) say anything.
The case concerned exceptions to the Fourth Amendment requirement that police need a warrant to enter a home. The issue was whether warrantless entry was justified as a reaction to the potential destruction of evidence.
So when are you going to BUST DOWN the DOORS of BANKS and CORPORATIONS and CONFISCATE their PAPER SHREDDERS?
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