Case of the wrong door opens at Supreme Court

[The Straight Story]

Case of the wrong door opens at Supreme Court

WASHINGTON – Hollis King and his two friends might be the unluckiest pot smokers in Kentucky.

The three men were sitting around King's apartment in Lexington, Ky., on a Thursday night in October 2005, when police officers knocked on the front door, then kicked it in. They did not have a search warrant.

The police were looking for a man who fled into an apartment building after selling cocaine to an informant. They heard a door slam in a hallway, but by the time they were able to look down it, they saw only two closed doors.

They didn't know which one the suspect had gone through, but, smelling the aroma of burnt pot, chose the apartment on the left.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110112/ap_on_re_us/us_supreme_court_warrantless_entry

[gateley]

1. Oh, I'm sure this will result in a fair ruling:

The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing the state's appeal of that ruling Wednesday, in a case that could clarify rules for when police can conduct searches without a warrant.

:eyes:

[woo me with science]

2. Oh, I thought you meant this one:

[DCKit]

3. Me 2.

Republicon victimhood.