State v. Morsman

How courts have described this case

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

• concluding that entering backyard after no answer at front door was an unlawful search
• holding plain view doctrine did not apply to search and seizure of marijuana in back yard where marijuana was not visible until police entered enclosed yard without warrant
• noting one had reasonable expectation of privacy in a backyard of a house because passersby could not usually see this area
• entering back yard after no answer at front door an unlawful search
• plain view doctrine “applies only when the officer has a legal right to be at his viewpoint”
• officer cannot seize contraband in plain view without obtaining a warrant if the officer does not have a legal right to be at his viewpoint

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).