People v. Bennett

Opinion

KENNARD, J.

Shortly after petitioner Edwin Winslow Bennett’s arrest for murder, a law enforcement investigator asked the manager of the motel where petitioner was then living not to let anyone enter petitioner’s room *377without law enforcement authorization. The next day, the investigator entered the room and saw a .223-caliber rifle. Thereafter, the police obtained a warrant, searched the room, and seized the gun, which proved to be the murder weapon. At trial, petitioner’s attorneys contended that the investigator’s entry into petitioner’s motel room was illegal, and that therefore the…