Opinion ID: 2831232
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: The Warrantless Entry into the Residence

Text: The Carrolls also challenge the warrantless entry into Barnes’s home. Because Barnes did not comply with Viruette’s command to stop and walk over to his car, Deputy Viruette testified that he then believed that Barnes “had committed the offense of evading detention.” Viruette immediately exited his patrol car to pursue Barnes into the garage. Viruette entered the garage, and when Barnes attempted to open “the door that leads into the residence through the garage,” Viruette physically grabbed Barnes’s arm to prevent him from entering the residence. Viruette testified that he had been continually giving very loud verbal commands ordering Barnes to stop, but Barnes did not comply. Barnes pulled away from Viruette and entered into his home; Viruette followed. They immediately entered a large living room, and Deputy Viruette 1Deputy Viruette testified: “Barnes turn[ed] and start[ed] towards the house where the garage door is opened . . . . At that point in time I was not expecting the [garage] door to come up, because at that point . . . he hasn’t convinced me that he resides at that residence.” 5 Case: 13-20388 Document: 00513171159 Page: 6 Date Filed: 08/26/2015 No. 13-20388 pulled out his Taser and ordered Barnes “to get on the ground.” Barnes then sat down in a chair. While entering the house, Viruette radioed for backup. It is undisputed that Deputy Viruette did not observe any weapons or contraband, or any other evidence of illegal conduct, inside Barnes’s home.