UNITED STATES v. JOHNSON

No. 80-1608.

457 U.S. 537 (1982)

UNITED STATES v. JOHNSON

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 21, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elliott Schulder argued the cause for the United States. With him on the briefs were Solicitor General Lee, Assistant Attorney General Jensen, Deputy Solicitor General Frey, and Patty Merkamp Stemler.

John F. Walter, by appointment of the Court, 454 U.S. 1028, argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.


JUSTICE BLACKMUN delivered the opinion of the Court.

In Payton v. New York, 445 U.S. 573 (1980), this Court held that the Fourth Amendment1 prohibits the police from making a warrantless and nonconsensual entry into a suspect's home to make a routine felony arrest. The question before us in the present case is whether the rule announced in Payton...

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