State v. Budd

¶1 The issue before us is whether police officers must give a resident the Ferrier warnings1 before making a warrantless, consent-based entry into the resident’s home in order to seize an item containing suspected contraband. We hold that the Ferrier warnings are required under such circumstances. In this case, the trial court found that the officers did not give Michael Budd the Ferrier warnings before making a warrantless, consent-based entry into Budd’s home to seize his computer. Based on this finding, the Court of Appeals correctly ruled that Budd’s consent was invalid. We therefore…