Duran v. State

BOEHM, Justice.

Police attempting to execute an arrest warrant broke into the defendant's home where they did not find their suspect, but happened on evidence of an unrelated erime. The police acted solely on the basis of uncorroborated information from an anonymous source, and without any immediate need to prevent ongoing erime or flight. We hold that the entry into the defendant's home violated both the federal and state constitutions and the evidence must be suppressed.

Facts and Procedural History

On March 23, 2007, officers of the East Chicago Police Department attempted to execute an…