Quintana v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Justice NOBLE.

These two cases were argued before the Court on the same day, and involve the propriety and limits of the police procedure commonly called the “knock and talk,” where officers approach a residence, knock on the door, and talk to a person who answers, ostensibly to obtain general information that could assist in an ongoing investigation or matter of public interest. The Appellants in both cases were convicted of drug offenses based on evidence obtained from use of the knock and talk procedure, and the Court of Appeals affirmed their convictions. This Court…