U.S. v. BLACKWELL

No. 04-4330.

416 F.3d 631 (2005)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Payton BLACKWELL, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 26, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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.

Before BAUER, POSNER, and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.


EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

When the police arrived, warrant in hand, to arrest Payton Blackwell for domestic battery, they found him just outside his home, puttering with the lock to a door. While one officer put the handcuffs on Blackwell, another saw a head appear in the doorframe. That led officer Billy Murphy to approach the open door; he smelled marijuana while still outside and on entering Blackwell's office (the room just inside the door) he found Anton Hawkins...

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