UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Torrance G. HILL, Defendant-Appellant.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued: March 23, 2011.
Decided: August 18, 2011.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
ARGUED: Caroline Swift Platt , Office of the Federal Public Defender, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellant. Mysti Dawn Degani , Office Of The United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Michael S. Nachmanoff , Federal Public Defender, Kevin R. Brehm , Assistant Federal Public Defender, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellant. Neil H. MacBride , United States Attorney, Michael P. Ben'Ary , Assistant United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee.
Vacated and remanded with instructions by published opinion. Judge GREGORY wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge KEENAN joined. Judge AGEE wrote a dissenting opinion.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
OPINION
GREGORY, Circuit Judge:
This case is about the "centuries-old principle of respect for the privacy of the home." Wilson v. Layne,526 U.S. 603, 610, 119 S.Ct. 1692, 143 L.Ed.2d 818 (1999). Defendant, Torrance G. Hill, filed a motion to suppress evidence obtained in his residence without a warrant. The district court denied the motion, and determined that the police acted legally when they entered Hill's home...
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