Baby's accidental phone call lands dad in jail

[Donald-n-Analyn 6]

I am not sure if the man invited or allowed the officer's into the house. If so, it was all over from that point. There is no way that he could have two rooms full of pot plants and cover up the smell. The article DID state that the pot was in separate "locked" rooms. The officers would have been better off to get a warrant first. It is possible that a good attorney could get the evidence thrown out. But basically, once they smelled the plants then they had "reasonable" cause to believe that a crime was being committed.

I really have no problem with people smoking pot if that is what they like, and wish that we didn't spend so much time and effort trying to the bust the potheads. But, I have yet to meet anyone who is any smarter when they were high, and a lot of potheads seem to do dumb things that end up getting them busted. That's why they call it DOPE.

Ummm, never mind, I am rambling. I have got to stop posting when I'm stoned...

[nowhereman 1]

Given the situation I think the guy could get the charges thrown out or at least get a plea bargain.

[mawilson 2,133]

I am not sure if the man invited or allowed the officer's into the house.

You didn't read the article, did you?

[Donald-n-Analyn 6]

I am not sure if the man invited or allowed the officer's into the house.

You didn't read the article, did you?

Ummmm, I did, but by the time I got around to posting I had totally forgot that the cops entered when there was no answer.

You know what they say about the effects of smoking pot... The first thing to go is your short term memory, and then.... #######, I forget what the second thing is. B)

Peace!

[The_Dude 1,142]

From the article, I got that the police ascertained first that the source of the 911 call was the baby pushing on the buttons on a cordless phone. If they had made that conclusion, wouldn't a subsequent search be out of line? If there were no visible signs of paraphenalia, and a benign cause for the call, there was no real justification for the search. But then again, a vast majority of this entire discussion is based around U.S. law, and this is Canada. It may or may not even pertain.

[Caladan 19]

A 911 call would give them probable cause, I think, in most U.S. jurisdictions.

[The_Dude 1,142]

A 911 call would give them probable cause, I think, in most U.S. jurisdictions.

Not if they entered the house and saw an infant playing with a cordless phone and deduced that this was the source of the 911 call and subsequent hang up.