U.S. v. LEWIS

No. 16-5181.

869 F.3d 460 (2017)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ronald C. LEWIS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: August 25, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ON BRIEF: Roger A. Cox , COX & COX, Fenelton, Pennsylvania, for Appellant. Charles P. Wisdom Jr. , Lauren Tanner Bradley , UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Lexington, Kentucky, for Appellee.

Before: CLAY, ROGERS, and SUTTON, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

This case presents the question of whether a warrant is required for a police officer, not investigating any wrongdoing, to open the passenger door of a parked truck to ask whether the sleeping occupant of the truck would be able to drive the occupant's intoxicated girlfriend home. Fortunately, the Fourth...

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