Ex Parte Morgan

Because the police obtained an Alabama warrant to search Morgan's motel room on the basis of information acquired when they arrested him in his motel room, the admissibility of the evidence they acquired during the later search rests on the lawfulness of the arrest and the reasonableness of the conduct of the police.

I agree that the Court of Criminal appeals erred in holding that the warrantless entry into Morgan's motel room and his arrest in that room were lawful simply on the basis that the arresting officers had probable cause to believe that he had committed sexual offenses in Alabama. I…