Court Opinion

ID: 9624256
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 06:55:52.016769+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T11:44:02.365021
License: Public Domain

Carley, Justice,
concurring.
I concur in the reversal of the judgment of the Court of Appeals, but only because of the procedure employed whereby Fox was not informed that the waiver of his Fourth Amendment rights was a condition of his probation until after the trial court had sentenced him. Even under today’s opinion, however, the waiver would be valid had it been included as a condition of Fox’s probation at the time of sentencing by the trial court. In my opinion, the scope of such a valid waiver would be broad enough to encompass the warrantless search of his residence conducted by the police officer. The issue of the “reasonableness” of the search of Fox’s home by the deputy sheriff arises only because the waiver was ineffective. In that regard, I agree that there was no probable cause to authorize the search and that the Court of Appeals erred in affirming the denial of Fox’s motion to suppress.
I am authorized to state that Justice Hines joins in this opinion.