Valtierra v. State

How courts have described this case

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

• recognizing that entry into residence by police officers is “a ‘search’” for purposes of Fourth Amendment, but owner’s or occupant’s voluntary consent makes that entry constitutionally “reasonable”
• holding that in context of drug possession case, “[o]nce permitted into a residence, a police officer may take action only in accordance with the purpose for which he was invited or allowed into the residence.”
• holding that in context of drug possession case, “[o]nce permitted into a residence, a police officer may take action only in accordance with the purpose for which he was invited or allowed into the residence.”
• stating that court of appeals was correct in concluding that “protective sweep” did not justify officer’s walk down hallway
• stating that “a person’s silence in the face of an officer’s further actions may imply consent to that further action”
• stating that court of appeals was correct in concluding that ―protective sweep‖ did not justify officer’s walk down hallway

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).