City of Portland v. Tuttle

This is a criminal case in which defendant was charged with violation of Portland City Code § 14.08.140, interfering with a police officer. Her actions that gave rise to the charge occurred when police officers entered defendant’s home without a warrant in pursuit of her son. The City of Portland appeals from a pretrial order suppressing evidence obtained by the officers after entry. The question presented by the City is: “May a police officer who has probable cause to believe a fleeing driver has committed careless driving, pursue the driver into private premises in order to effect an…