United States Seventh Circuit

Denial of defendant's motion to suppress is affirmed where a police officer's entry into defendant's home, as a safety precaution, was reasonable as a protective sweep under the fourth amendment.

Appellate Information

• Argued 07/05/2005
• Decided 07/26/2005
• Published 07/26/2005

Judges

• EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, POSNER, and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Timothy M. Morrison (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee., James C. McKinley (argued), Indiana Federal Community Defenders, Inc., Indianapolis, IN, for Defendant-Appellant.