State v. Baughman

Beier, J.:

This case requires us to decide whether law enforcement officers’ warrantless entry into a commercial building at night, when a door had been left ajar and a light left on inside, violated the business owner’s Fourth Amendment right to be free of unreasonable searches and seizures.

Defendant-appellant David G. Baughman seeks reversal of his drug convictions, contending the district court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence found in the building housing his business. Law enforcement officers discovered marijuana growing inside Baughman’s business when they entered the…