Edwards v. State

Officers’ Activity at Residence and Validity of Arrest.

In urging his principal contention on this writ of error, defendant’s arguments may be aptly characterized as seeking a rehearing of Jackson. In Jackson we concluded:

“Upon these facts we determine that there was no violation of defendant’s constitutional rights in either the observations made by the two officers preceding the arrest for illegal use of heroin or in the arrest itself without a warrant.” 3

Defendant argues that the officers had to use considerable effort to look into his room because the better observations could only be made…