Can an officer can go into your house without a warrant and arrest you for possession with a firearm?
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Can an officer can go into your house without a warrant and arrest you for possession with a firearm?
I was outside my house when a police officer pulled up and pulled me over and then opened the door and seized a firearm.
Asked on May 3, 2012 under Criminal Law, California
Answers:
Madan Ahluwalia / Ahluwalia Law P. C.
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
I would advise reasking this question, as it's not clear what you were doing, for example, were you driving or walking? Did you run into your house? If you ran away from the police officer, and he pursued you to your house to arrest you, and then saw a firearm in plain sight, or found a firearm during your patdown, then his actions would be within the bounds of the law.
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