Criminal
Jun. 3, 2006
DUI Suspect's Open Door Let Police Come in
A man's home is his castle - unless police rush in to make a drunk driving arrest, the California Supreme Court held Thursday. The high court, voting 6-1, reversed an appellate panel and ruled it was OK for Santa Barbara cops to make a warrantless entry into the house where Daniel Lyon Thompson had just arrived after allegedly driving drunk.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A man's home is his castle - unless police rush in to make a drunk driving arrest, the California Supreme Court held Thursday.
The high court, voting 6-1, reversed an appellate panel and ruled it was OK for Santa Barbara cops to make a warrantless entry into the house where Daniel Lyon Thompson had just arrived after allegedly...
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