Court Opinion

ID: 9509045
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-06 21:42:12.852817+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:07:43.579409
License: Public Domain

JUSTICE HUNT
dissenting.
I dissent. The facts of this case do not justify a warrantless search. The officers had ample time and resources to obtain a search warrant from either the two District Court Judges located in the county, or from the Justice of the Peace. The fact that the officer who remained did not request additional assistance after letting one of the officers go home, demonstrates that the officers were not in great fear for their safety. The Constitution should not be suspended merely be*58cause it might take some extra effort on the part of the authorities to obtain a warrant. The Constitution applies seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day, holidays included.
I would reverse the District Court and suppress the evidence obtained by the illegal search.