26 Wash. App. 58 - State v. Seagull’s Empirical Analysis

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8 state decisions

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1. “It is undisputed from the record, and the trial court found, that Sergeant Talvi entered upon the premises in pursuit of a legitimate police investigation or inquiry. His purpose was to question the occupants about the abandoned vehicle and its occupants. This he had the right to do, _ Clearly the front porch, driveway and parking area were within that portion of the premises to which the public, including police officers on legitimate business, are impliedly invited by the owner, and in which the owner has a lesser expectation of privacy.... The same is true of the unenclosed, unimproved side yard or walkway between the house and outbuildings leading to the rear of this rural home.... In our view it would be extremely unrealistic to require Sergeant Talvi to walk a tightrope on his way to the rear of the premises in furtherance of his quest for the owners of the house.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Cloar v. Commonwealth