This might be off topic, and if it is, let me know, and I'll delete it, but I need to aske someone about this, and there seems to be some small wealth of "expert" opinion here.
Ten years ago (maybe more) my wife and I were living in Wisconsin. Back when we were poorer and recently wed, and still learning how to live with one another. This process sometimes got very loud. Anyway, we rented a duplex and the landlord lived in the other half. One night we are having a doozy of an argument, the argument went to the usual crescendo and climaxed and then all was quiet. That is until the Police showed up.
Of course we know the landlord called them. couldn't prove it, and the LEOs weren't going to tell us. but they came into the house (can't remember if they asked to come in or not) and demanded to see my wife, who by this time was breast feeding my daughter in the bedroom. Of course, trying to be the accomidating person, innocent of all wrongdoing except being loud in my own home, I attempted to have her stop and come out. She refused (Wisely, I now know) on the grounds that she wasn't "decent" yet they persisted. After about the third time of them hearing her protest that she didn't want to come out, the gave up. All this time they remained in the front room.
But before they left they took our names. "standard procedure" I was told. Two weeks later they were back to arrest me for a bounced check (I had taken care of it, but somehow the merchant hadn't notified the DA).
My question (of LEOs and other legal beagles) is, was it legal for them to take my information and run it through thier computers to see about any warrants? And would I have been within my rights to refuse to give them my name?
The events surrounding this have puzzled me for years, and I still have no real answers as to what I would have been able to do legally. I admit that back then I was quite naieve when it came to things legal. However, I have since begun educating myself as to my rights, and I think this would be an interesting example to get some feedback on. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
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I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death! - RKBA!
Ten years ago (maybe more) my wife and I were living in Wisconsin. Back when we were poorer and recently wed, and still learning how to live with one another. This process sometimes got very loud. Anyway, we rented a duplex and the landlord lived in the other half. One night we are having a doozy of an argument, the argument went to the usual crescendo and climaxed and then all was quiet. That is until the Police showed up.
Of course we know the landlord called them. couldn't prove it, and the LEOs weren't going to tell us. but they came into the house (can't remember if they asked to come in or not) and demanded to see my wife, who by this time was breast feeding my daughter in the bedroom. Of course, trying to be the accomidating person, innocent of all wrongdoing except being loud in my own home, I attempted to have her stop and come out. She refused (Wisely, I now know) on the grounds that she wasn't "decent" yet they persisted. After about the third time of them hearing her protest that she didn't want to come out, the gave up. All this time they remained in the front room.
But before they left they took our names. "standard procedure" I was told. Two weeks later they were back to arrest me for a bounced check (I had taken care of it, but somehow the merchant hadn't notified the DA).
My question (of LEOs and other legal beagles) is, was it legal for them to take my information and run it through thier computers to see about any warrants? And would I have been within my rights to refuse to give them my name?
The events surrounding this have puzzled me for years, and I still have no real answers as to what I would have been able to do legally. I admit that back then I was quite naieve when it came to things legal. However, I have since begun educating myself as to my rights, and I think this would be an interesting example to get some feedback on. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
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I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death! - RKBA!