State v. Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity

The state contends that undercover law enforcement officers, actively engaged in an official investigation, do not commit criminal trespass by gaining entry into the residence of another under false pretenses, since such non-coercive activity is privileged. The state further argues that the appellant fraternity waived any right to privacy in the areas of the fraternity house shown to the liquor agents, since the fraternity house manager consented to the agents’ entry.

The fraternity argues that it did not waive its constitutional right to be free from an unreasonable search by consenting to…