State v. Bishop

Defendant was convicted of burglary in the first degree. The conviction was affirmed by the Court of Appeals, 37 Or App 909, 587 P2d 1057 (1978). This court allowed review.

Four police officers went to the house of defendant’s mother for the purpose of arresting defendant. They went there because it was his mother’s home and an automobile thought to be defendant’s was parked in front. Defendant was living with his mother but this was unknown to the police at the time. The police had knowledge that a warrant had issued for defendant’s arrest and they claimed to have probable cause to arrest him…