Areas where courts differ in their opinion about the validity of an arrest of a person at his or her home without a warrant include:

a. When a person opens the door to the police officer, is the person inside the home or outside the home, and can the police arrest the person without a warrant?
b. If a person resides in an apartment and is apprehended by the police officers in the hallway outside of his or her apartment, is the person inside the home or outside the home, and can the police arrest the person without a warrant?
c. If a person has rented a hotel room and is staying in the hotel room, is this considered the person’s home, and can the police enter it and arrest the person without a warrant?
d. All of the above


a. When a person opens the door to the police officer, is the person inside the home or outside the home, and can the police arrest the person without a warrant?

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