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Originally Posted by lebreeze
Just a stupid question. Could your son have not answered the door or ask for a warrant first?
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He did not have to open the door and could have asked for a warrant. However, once he opened the door, my understanding is that everything that was visible to the officer at that moment became fair game for probable cause of other crimes. This is why when you open the door to law enforcement, they're not making initial eye contact with you, but scanning behind you; they may only have seconds before you close the door on them.