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Saturday, January 28, 2012
Ind. Law - Still more on "Senate votes to restore right to resist police entry into home"
Senate Bill 1, which passed the Senate by a vote of 45 to 5 on Jan. 23, 2012, remains controversial. Earlier this month the Goshen News opined under the heading "Senate Bill 1 a hurried reaction to court ruling," writing:
Instead of a knee-jerk bill drafted in haste, it would be much better to get public input on this court ruling and its impact on the public. This topic seems appropriate for a summer study committee ....However, SB 1 is in fact the product of a 2011 summer study committee.
Today, as reported in an AP story quoted by the ILB, concern has been expressed that:
Officers responding to abuse reports could ... be blocked from entering a home because of a provision in the bill that would allow one resident’s objection to overrule permission given by another resident.However, according to IU Law Prof Joel Schumm, "The non-consenting occupant/spouse provision is essentially a statement of settled Supreme Court doctrine: Georgia v. Randolph.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on January 28, 2012 05:40 PM
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