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February 24, 2021
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A local DUI suspect is having his day in the Supreme Court. Arguments for Lange vs. California will be heard this morning before the high court. The case concerns the 4th Amendment and whether police can pursue someone suspected of a misdemeanor into a home to conduct a warrant-less search or seizure. It stems from the arrest of Arthur Lange of Sonoma in October of 2016 in which a CHP officer flipped on his flashing lights as Lange was playing his music loudly and randomly honking his horn. Near his own home, Lange pulled into his garage and was closing it when Officer Aaron Weikert prevented this, confronted Lange, and arrested him for DUI. Lange’s team is arguing that the evidence for the DUI should be thrown out as Weikert entered his home without a warrant.
By John Kruzel - 02/24/21 01:07 PM EST
The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday over whether the Constitution permits police to carry out warrantless searches of people suspected of fleeing law enforcement after committing minor offenses.
The case, which centers a California officer’s entry into a suspect’s garage without a search warrant, could see the justices strike a new balance between police power and restraints on government intrusions into the home or other private property.
The court heard from four different parties to the lawsuit, each of whom offered a different take on the thorny question of which circumstances justify an officer’s decision to sidestep the Fourth Amendment’s general requirement that police obtain a warrant before conducting a search.
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