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STATE v. TOWNSEND

571 A.2d 1206 (1990)

STATE of Maine v. Gilbert G. TOWNSEND

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided March 23, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Christopher Almy, Dist. Atty., Philip C. Worden (orally), Asst. Dist. Atty., Bangor, for the State.

Amy L. Faircloth (orally), Marvin Glazier, Vafiades, Brountas & Kominsky, Bangor, for defendant.

Before McKUSICK, C.J., and GLASSMAN, CLIFFORD, HORNBY and COLLINS, JJ.

HORNBY, Justice.

Contrary to the defendant's arguments, the Superior Court (Penobscot County, Smith, J.) properly denied his motion to suppress. Assuming that the portion of the driveway on which the police officer entered was part of the curtilage, the police officer did not exceed the "implied invitation" to use it when he entered on legitimate police business. See State v. Cloutier, 544 A.2d 1277, 1279 (Me.1988)....

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