If cops smell marijuana outside your house does he give them probable cause to come in and search

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If cops smell marijuana outside your house does he give them probable cause to come in and search

If cop comes up to knock
on door and smells
marijuana does it give
them probable cause to
come in and

Asked on July 24, 2018 under Criminal Law, Alaska

Answers:

SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 6 years ago | Contributor

Yes, it provides probable cause, the same way seeing you roll or light up a joint through a window, would give them probable cause, or hearing a gunshoot would; if a police office perceives an illegal act with his own senses, that will support  a warrantless search.


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