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IL: Man who rang doorbell of house being searched could not be searched without cause

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

Defendant showed up at a house being searched under a search warrant, and rang the doorbell. One of the officers invited him in and then searched him without any effort to determine his connection to the premises. The search was unreasonable. Defendant was seized when he came into the house. People v. Chestnut, 2010 Ill. App. LEXIS 18 (January 12, 2010). The officer was told that the defendants were hauling cash hidded in the dashboard before the stop was made for a traffic offense. The defendant’s conduct after the stop was reasonable suspicion to continue questioning about drugs and cash. A dog was called, and it arrived within 15 minutes so the stop was not unreasonably extended. United States v. Guzman, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 123232 (D...continue to full post

Full post as published by Fourth Amendment on January 20, 2010 (boomark / email).