Collier v. City of Portland

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “Having probable cause to believe that a burglary was being committed and that the perpetrator was still on the premises, the police were privileged to enter[.]”
• officer had probable cause to enter after observing open, broken door, neighbor had reported noise, and items including a television and radio were on the porch
• “Merely entering a building constitutes a trespass, and, unless the law provides an exception applicable to the facts of this case, there was a trespass when the police entered plaintiff’s residence.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).