State v. Coma

LANSING, Judge.

Gary William Coma challenges the constitutionality of police officers’ entry into his home to place him under arrest pursuant to a misdemeanor arrest warrant. Coma contends that a home entry is not permissible under an arrest warrant where the arrest is for a misdemeanor rather than a felony and, in the alternative, that the officers’ entry exceeded that necessary to effectuate his arrest. A motion made on these grounds to suppress evidence seen by officers inside the home was denied by the district court, and Coma appeals.

FACTS

On the evening of June 11,1997, Detective Turner…