Payton v. New York - Significance, Warrant Required For Entry Of A Home, A Common Law Rule, Impact, Further Readings

Payton v. New York - Further Readings

Payton v. New York - Significance

The Court's ruling reiterated the strong privacy protection people enjoy in their homes, and reaffirmed that the police may not enter a person's home without consent except where they obtain a warrant, or in other very narrow circumstances. The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution provides that the "right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonabl…

Payton v. New York - Warrant Required For Entry Of A Home

Payton and Riddick asked for the New York Court of Appeals decision to be reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court. Noting that both state and federal courts have disagreed over whether the Fourth Amendment prohibits a warrantless arrest in a person's home, the Supreme Court decided to hear the case. In the 1976 case United States v. Watson, the Court held that a police officer need not obtain an arrest…

Payton v. New York - A Common Law Rule

Justice White, Chief Justice Burger, and Justice Rehnquist dissented from the Court's decision. Justice White disagreed with the Court's conclusion that there was no common law rule relating to warrantless arrests in the home. On the contrary, Justice White argued that the English common law at the time of the Fourth Amendment allowed such arrests provided that four circumstances were met: (1) the…

Payton v. New York - Impact