illinois mcarthur argued november decided february police officers probable cause believe respondent mcarthur hidden marijuana home prevented entering home unaccompanied officer two hours obtained search warrant officers found drug paraphernalia marijuana arrested mcarthur subsequently charged misdemeanor possession items moved suppress evidence ground fruit unlawful police seizure namely refusal let reenter home unaccompanied illinois trial granted motion state appellate affirmed held given nature intrusion law enforcement interest stake brief seizure premises permissible fourth amendment pp amendment central requirement one reasonableness although ordinary case personal property seizures unreasonable unless accomplished pursuant warrant place exceptions rule involving special law enforcement needs diminished expectations privacy minimal intrusions like see pennsylvania labron circumstances involve plausible claim specially pressing urgent law enforcement need place supra moreover restraint issue tailored need limited time scope cf terry ohio avoiding significant intrusion home cf payton new york consequently rather employing per se rule unreasonableness must balance law concerns determine intrusion reasonable cf delaware prouse light following circumstances considered combination concludes restriction reasonable hence lawful first police probable cause believe mcarthur home contained evidence crime unlawful drugs second good reason fear unless restrained destroy drugs return warrant third made reasonable efforts reconcile law enforcement needs demands personal privacy avoiding warrantless entry arrest preventing mcarthur entering home unaccompanied fourth imposed restraint limited period longer reasonably necessary acting diligence obtain warrant pp conclusion restriction lawful finds significant support case law see segura place supra case held unlawful temporary seizure supported probable cause designed prevent loss evidence police diligently obtained warrant reasonable period cf welsh wisconsin pp persuaded countervailing considerations raised parties lower courts police proceeded without probable cause mcarthur porch police order stay outside home amounted impermissible constructive eviction officer mcarthur consent stepped inside home doorway observe mcarthur mcarthur reentered home two three occasions welsh wisconsin offers direct support mcarthur position pp app reversed remanded breyer delivered opinion rehnquist scalia kennedy souter thomas ginsburg joined souter filed concurring opinion stevens filed dissenting opinion illinois petitioner charles mcarthur writ certiorari appellate illinois fourth district february justice breyer delivered opinion police officers probable cause believe man hidden marijuana home prevented man entering home two hours obtained search warrant must decide whether officers violated fourth amendment conclude officers acted reasonably violate amendment requirements reverse illinois holding contrary april tera mcarthur asked two police officers accompany trailer lived husband charles keep peace removed belongings two officers assistant chief john love officer richard skidis arrived tera trailer tera went inside charles present officers remained outside tera emerged collecting possessions spoke chief love porch suggested check trailer chuck dope app added love words seen chuck slid dope underneath couch love knocked trailer door told charles tera said asked permission search trailer charles denied love sent officer skidis tera get search warrant love told charles time also porch reenter trailer unless police officer accompanied charles subsequently reentered trailer two three times get cigarettes make phone calls time love stood inside door observe charles officer skidis obtained warrant returned trailer along officers searched officers found sofa marijuana pipe box marijuana called box small amount marijuana arrested charles illinois subsequently charged charles mcarthur unlawfully possessing drug paraphernalia marijuana less grams misdemeanors see comp ch mcarthur moved suppress pipe box marijuana ground fruit unlawful police seizure namely refusal let reenter trailer unaccompanied permitted said destroyed marijuana app trial granted mcarthur suppression motion appellate illinois affirmed app illinois denied state petition leave appeal granted certiorari determine whether fourth amendment prohibits kind temporary seizure issue ii fourth amendment says right people secure persons houses papers effects unreasonable searches seizures shall violated amdt central requirement one reasonableness see texas brown order enforce requirement interpreted amendment establishing rules presumptions designed control conduct law enforcement officers may significantly intrude upon privacy interests sometimes rules require warrants said example ordinary case seizures personal property unreasonable within meaning fourth amendment without unless accomplished pursuant judicial warrant issued neutral magistrate finding probable cause place nonetheless made clear exceptions warrant requirement faced special law enforcement needs diminished expectations privacy minimal intrusions like found certain general individual circumstances may render warrantless search seizure reasonable see pennsylvania labron per curiam search automobile supported probable cause michigan dept state police sitz suspicionless stops drunk driver checkpoint place supra temporary seizure luggage based reasonable suspicion michigan summers temporary detention suspect without arrest warrant prevent flight protect officers executing search warrant terry ohio temporary stop limited search weapons based reasonable suspicion circumstances case us say warrantless seizure per se unreasonable involves plausible claim specially pressing urgent law enforcement need exigent circumstances place supra exigencies circumstances may permit temporary seizure without warrant warden md penitentiary hayden warrantless search suspect weapons reasonable delay posed grave danger schmerber california warrantless blood test alcohol reasonable delay led loss evidence moreover restraint issue tailored need limited time scope cf terry ohio supra avoiding significant intrusion home cf payton new york chief evil fourth amendment warrantless entry search home quoting dist eastern dist consequently rather employing per se rule unreasonableness balance law concerns determine intrusion reasonable cf delaware prouse determining lawfulness balancing privacy law enforcement interests conclude restriction issue reasonable hence lawful light following circumstances consider combination first police probable cause believe mcarthur trailer home contained evidence crime contraband namely unlawful drugs police opportunity speak tera mcarthur make least rough assessment reliability knew firsthand opportunity observe husband behavior particular respect drugs issue thought good reason report reflected opportunity cf massachusetts upton per curiam upholding search warrant issued similar circumstances second police good reason fear unless restrained mcarthur destroy drugs return warrant reasonably might thought mcarthur realized wife knew marijuana stash observed angry frightened enough ask police accompany saw leaving trailer spoken police noticed walked one policeman leaving outside observe trailer reasonably concluded mcarthur consequently suspecting imminent search given chance get rid drugs fast third police made reasonable efforts reconcile law enforcement needs demands personal privacy neither searched trailer arrested mcarthur obtaining warrant rather imposed significantly less restrictive restraint preventing mcarthur entering trailer unaccompanied left home belongings intact neutral magistrate finding probable cause issued warrant fourth police imposed restraint limited period time namely two hours cf terry ohio supra manner police act vital part inquiry far record reveals time period longer reasonably necessary police acting diligence obtain warrant compare place supra holding detention luggage unreasonable based nature interference person travels lack diligence police van leeuwen holding detention mailed package reasonable given unavoidable delay obtaining warrant minimal nature intrusion given nature intrusion law enforcement interest stake brief seizure premises permissible conclusion restriction lawful finds significant support case law segura considered admissibility drugs police found lawful search apartment unlawfully entering apartment occupying hours majority held drugs admissible police acted lawfully throughout discovered seized drugs pursuant validly issued warrant see citing silverthorne lumber minority disagreed however describing alternative lawful search seizure methods majority minority assumed least argument sake police armed reliable information apartment contained drugs might lawfully sealed apartment outside restricting entry apartment waiting warrant compare segura exigent circumstances justify search police guard door prevent loss evidence jeffers various circumstances upheld temporary restraints needed preserve evidence police obtain warrant see place need knock announce executing search warrant officers reasonably suspect evidence might destroyed carroll warrantless search automobile constitutionally permissible found case held unlawful temporary seizure supported probable cause designed prevent loss evidence police diligently obtained warrant reasonable period time cf welsh wisconsin holding warrantless entry arrest home unreasonable despite possibility evidence noncriminal offense lost warrant obtained persuaded countervailing considerations parties lower courts raised mcarthur argues police proceeded without probable cause mcarthur waived argument see app stating mcarthur contest existence probable cause brief opposition acknowledging probable cause event without merit see supra appellate illinois concluded police order mcarthur stay outside home mcarthur porch stood time part home hence order amounted constructive eviction mcarthur residence app held however person standing doorway house public place hence subject arrest without warrant permitting entry home santana regardless believe difference appellate points porch versus front walk make significant difference reasonableness police restraint fourth amendment perspective matters appellate also found negatively significant fact chief love mcarthur consent stepped inside trailer doorway observe mcarthur mcarthur reentered trailer two three occasions app mcarthur however reentered simply convenience make phone calls obtain cigarettes circumstances reasonableness greater restriction preventing reentry implies reasonableness lesser permitting reentry conditioned observation finally mcarthur points case believe case believes offers direct support namely welsh wisconsin supra welsh held police enter home without warrant order prevent loss evidence namely defendant blood alcohol level nonjailable traffic offense driving intoxicated mcarthur notes two convictions misdemeanors says minor adds restraint keeping home nearly serious nonetheless find significant distinctions evidence issue crimes jailable nonjailable see comp ch ch possession less grams marijuana punishable days jail ch ch possession drug paraphernalia punishable one year jail welsh noted iven classification state crimes differs widely among penalty may attach particular offense seems provide clearest consistent indication state interest arresting individuals suspected committing offense reasoning applies class misdemeanors include widely diverse offenses drag racing drinking alcohol railroad car railroad platform bribery candidate public office assault see comp ch ch ch ch restriction issue less serious temporarily keeping person entering home consequence whenever police stop person street considerably less intrusive police entry home order make warrantless arrest conduct search cf payton new york fourth amendment central concern warrantless entry search home explained believe need preserve evidence jailable offense sufficiently urgent pressing justify restriction upon entry police imposed need decide whether circumstances us justified greater restriction type offense restriction nonjailable offense issue iii sum police officers case probable cause believe home contained contraband evidence crime reasonably believed home resident left free restraint destroy evidence imposed restraint limited tailored reasonably secure law enforcement needs protecting privacy interests view restraint met fourth amendment demands judgment illinois appellate reversed case remanded proceedings inconsistent opinion ordered illinois petitioner charles mcarthur writ certiorari appellate illinois fourth district february justice souter concurring join opinion subject afterword two points constitutionality greater intrusion one permissibility choosing impoundment immediate search respondent mcarthur location made difference exigency justified temporarily barring dwelling circumstances supported greater interference privacy property long inside trailer police probable cause believe illegal drugs stashed wife reported sense flush drain police get warrant enter search probability destruction anticipation warrant exemplifies kind present risk undergirds accepted exigent circumstances exception general warrant requirement schmerber california risk justified police entering mcarthur trailer promptly make lawful warrantless search santana warden md penitentiary hayden mcarthur stepped outside left trailer uninhabited risk abated reasonableness entry police long outside justification claimed warrantless action immediate risk limit reasonable response police set scope risk see terry ohio since however mcarthur wished go back reasonable keep police perfectly well let chose enjoyed ensuing opportunity follow make warrantless search justified renewed danger destruction answer law officiously insists safeguarding suspect privacy search preference respecting suspect liberty enter dwelling instead legitimacy decision impound dwelling follows law strong preference warrants underlies rule search warrant stronger claim justification later judicial review search without one see ventresca see also lafave search seizure ed ost follow rule utilized federal courts search seizure pursuant warrant defendant burden proof police acted without warrant burden proof prosecution law hardly raise incentives obtain warrant without giving police fair chance take probable cause magistrate get one illinois petitioner charles mcarthur writ certiorari appellate illinois fourth district february justice stevens dissenting illinois general assembly decided possession less grams marijuana class misdemeanor see comp ch classifying offense legislature made concerted policy judgment possession small amounts marijuana personal use constitute particularly significant public policy concern true offense like feeding livestock public highway offering movie rent without clearly displaying may warrant jail sentence days detection prosecution possessors small quantities substance means law enforcement priority state governmental interest implicated particular criminal prohibition issue case slight poor vehicle probing boundaries government power limit individual possessory interest home pending arrival search warrant cf segura seven justices decline address issue case require resolution given preference therefore dismiss writ certiorari improvidently granted compelled vote colleagues reach merits affirm majority explains essential inquiry case involves balancing law concerns determine intrusion reasonable ante specific facts case believe majority gets balance wrong illinois jurists participated decision case placed higher value sanctity ordinary citizen home prosecution petty offense correctly viewed interest whether home humble cottage secondhand trailer stately mansion one meriting serious constitutional following analysis reasoning decision welsh wisconsin holding offenses may minor make unreasonable police undertake searches constitutionally permissible graver offenses suspected affirm footnotes see comp ch making feeding livestock public highway class misdemeanor comp ch making class misdemeanor sell rent video display official rating motion picture copied examples offenses classified class misdemeanors illinois include camping side public highway comp ch interfering lawful taking wild animals comp ch tattooing body person years age comp ch many laws many maximum penalty mcarthur faced possession grams marijuana less faced illinois see cal health safety code ann west fine rev stat fine stat fine drug education miss code ann supp fine neb rev stat fine drug education stat ann fine days jail penal law mckinney fine rev stat supp fine principled respect sanctity home long animated fourth amendment jurisprudence see wilson layne fourth amendment embodies principle respect privacy home payton new york emphasizing overriding respect sanctity home embedded traditions since origins republic mincey arizona fourth amendment reflects view wrote bill rights privacy person home property may totally sacrificed name maximum simplicity enforcement criminal law