People v. Colt

Opinion

YEGAN, Acting, P. J.

Paraphrasing our California Supreme Court, we hold that a police officer may seek an interview with a suspect at his home as long as such inquiry is courteously made and not accompanied by any assertion of a right to enter or secure answers. Federal jurisprudence describes this police tactic as “knock and talk.” In this situation, the encounter between the police and the person is consensual and Fourth Amendment protections are not implicated.

Robert Joseph Colt appeals from the judgment entered following his no contest plea to possessing methamphetamine for sale.…