State v. Boyles

Opinion

PEARCE, Judge:

T1 This case considers whether police officers executing a search warrant for a single-level, three-bedroom house needed to obtain a new warrant after they encountered a locked interior door sporting a no-trespassing sign. We conclude that the trial court did not err by determining that the locked door and sign were insufficient to provide a reasonable officer notice that the bedroom behind the door was a separate residence. 1 We therefore affirm the trial court's denial of the defendant's motion to suppress the evi-denee found in that bedroom.

BACKGROUND

1 2 A confidential…