United States v. Murray — criminal — affirmance — Barry

When police knocked on the door of a motel room, a woman inside said she was busy and to go away. A different officer knocked, and the woman again said she was busy. So the officer said he was a police officer and “asked her to open the door,” and he knocked on the window and showed his badge through the window. The woman then opened the door and let the police into the room, where they found evidence used to incriminate the defendant. The district court held that the officers’ entry into the motel room was lawful due to the woman’s voluntary, uncoerced consent. Today, noting the woman’s later testimony that she had been glad the police came and wanted to open the door, the Third Circuit affirmed.

Joining Barry were Fisher and Rendell. The case was decided without oral argument.