2007-03-05 01:46:05 · 10 answers · asked by citta0069 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
1. they must identify themselves and be holding a warrant for them to enter your premises without your permission, or be under reasonably certain thoughts that a crime may be in progress.
2. if they arrive on your doorstep the can not enter unless holding a warrent or be under the impression a crime is in progress.
2007-03-05 09:25:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
citta0069, basically it works like this. On very few occasions the police are allowed to enter your home without announcement. These usually involve some sort of exigent circumstance or some type of no knock warrant. Like I said these are few and far between. When they do happen yes they are allowed to secure everyone in the house and determine thier identity for investigatory purposes.
I would need more details of your particular situation before I could tell you what exactly was right or wrong about it. But keep in mind your 4th and 14th amendments protect you against unlawful searches and seizures. Any officer wearing a uniform knows this and granted they do make mistakes but violating someones constitutional rights is usually not something that they go out of thier way to do.
2007-03-05 14:58:06 · answer #2 · answered by udontneed2know 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are a few instances in which a law enforcement officer can enter without knocking, some of which are: search warrant, "hot pursuit" (such as chasing someone into your home), exigent circumstances (to intervene in an assault-in-progress, or the house is on fire...etc), and plain view (they see something that is illegal). However, the vast majority of the time, the officer is not in any of the above situations, so a knock and request to enter is in order. Your 4th Amendment covers illegal searches and seizures. Check it out.
2007-03-05 10:14:39 · answer #3 · answered by Hootiesplace 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no! this just happened to a Friend of mine this summer even the police have to knock and identify themselves before entering the couple charges he could give them were thown out because the cop was acting on suspicion and did not identify themselves before coming in hope this might help
2007-03-05 09:54:40 · answer #4 · answered by ** 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending on the circumstances but yes. Need more info on the entire episode to say for sure.
2007-03-05 09:51:17 · answer #5 · answered by dude0795 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they've got a warrant,, or are in hot pursuit, they'll just come on in, cave in the door doing it. Don't do anything when this happens, don't talk, don't move, don't gesture,or shout warnings. Be way cool.
2007-03-05 09:56:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on whether or not there are "exigent circumstances" or if you have illegal items in "plain view" from the door. If they walk up to your door and smell burning marijuana, they can come in.
2007-03-05 09:55:35 · answer #7 · answered by Gemma 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure they can. They do it every day. You think we have a Bill Of Rights or something? Haven't had that in allot of years
2007-03-06 17:30:20 · answer #8 · answered by lost 1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No you are not obligated to let anyone into your house unless you know who they are.
2007-03-05 09:51:08 · answer #9 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they got a warrent,......POLICE OFFICERS SEARCH WARRENT...CRASH..they are in
2007-03-08 11:55:01 · answer #10 · answered by nightprowler420 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋