Court: Back door knocking by police unconstitutional search
RALEIGH — North Carolina judges have decided police performed an unconstitutional search when knocking on an apartment back door from where authorities say an informant had once purchased heroin.The state Court of Appeals reversed Tuesday a trial court’s refusal to suppress evidence obtained after a 2016 “knock and talk” performed by a Durham officer that led to charges against Kareem Stanley.Officers approached the back door to serve an arrest warrant on […]
