U.S. v. CARLOSS

No. 13-7082.

818 F.3d 988 (2016)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ralph Gene CARLOSS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

March 11, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Ridenour , Assistant Federal Public Defender ( Julia L. O'Connell , Federal Public Defender and Barry L. Derryberry , Research and Writing Specialist, with him on the briefs), Tulsa, OK, for Defendant-Appellant Ralph Carloss.

Linda A. Epperly , Assistant United States Attorney ( Mark F. Green , United States Attorney and Kyle E. Waters , Assistant United States Attorney, with her on the brief), Muskogee, OK, for Plaintiff-Appellee United States of America.

Before TYMKOVICH, Chief Judge, EBEL, and GORSUCH, Circuit Judges.


In this direct criminal appeal, Defendant-Appellant Ralph Carloss contends that two police officers violated the Fourth Amendment by knocking on his front door, seeking to speak with him. Ordinarily a police officer, like any citizen, has an implied license to approach a home, knock on the front door, and ask to speak with the...

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