Man Tells Cops They Can't Search His Home Without A Warrant, Cops Kick His Down Door & Kill Him

An officer can arrest when he has probable cause to believe a felony, a domestic violence related misdemeanor, or shoplifting has been committed. He can also arrest for any misdemeanor committed in his presence

This is a discussion regarding a Fourth Amendment search (i.e., the entry into the home), not a seizure (i.e., an arrest). The analysis for the two isn't the same, and they must be discussed separately. In other words, you can't approach an entry into a home in the same way that you would an arrest.

A warrant is not needed in other circumstances that involve exigent circumstance and probable cause to enter the residence...

...not needing a search warrant if you have cause to believe the person is inside.

The "other circumstances" you've mentioned are the two that I referred to above. But, probable cause plays no role in this discussion, and this is where you're confusing the arrest standard with the search standard. Yes, an officer can arrest without a warrant if he has probable cause to do so, and yes, he can enter a home if he is in pursuit of a suspect he has probable cause to believe has committed a felony. But, an officer absolutely cannot enter a home without a warrant based on probable cause alone. In other words, there is no amount of probable cause that an officer can articulate that will allow him to enter a home without a warrant; the entry must fall into one of the two exceptions. The probable cause analysis you keep alluding to has to do with whether the officer has the authority to arrest the suspect, not with whether he has the authority to enter a home. A warrantless entry into a home based on probable cause alone will get suppressed every single time. I'll say this one more time: an officer cannot enter a home without a warrant unless he is in pursuit of a fleeing felon or operating under the community care taking function, probable cause will never due.

In this fact pattern, the officers weren't in pursuit of a fleeing felon and they weren't responding to any sort of an emergency, and as a such, they were required to have a warrant to enter the home. No amount of probable cause undermines this fact.

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