Brown v. State

I have struggled to discover what is wrong with this case. Certainly, it is not a wrongful act to serve a civil summons and complaint. Neither is it wrong for an officer serving that civil summons and complaint to observe the surroundings in which it is served. I cannot believe that in Wyoming it is wrong to serve an arrest warrant. Furthermore, reasonable efforts on the part of arresting officers to protect themselves should not be denigrated. Lastly, our law justifies the seizure of contraband which is perceived in plain view at a place where an officer has a right to be. I am not persuaded…