]> 2013-05-23T01:46:35-04:00 2011-05-13 Court denies right to resist illegal cop entry into home 0 Overturning a common law dating back to the English [[Magna Carta]] of 1215, the [[Indiana Supreme Court]] ruled Thursday that Hoosiers have no right to resist unlawful police entry into their homes. In a 3-2 decision, Justice [[Steven David]] writing for the court said if a [[police]] officer wants to enter a home for any reason or no reason at all, a homeowner cannot do anything to block the officer's entry. "We believe ... a right to resist an unlawful police entry into a home is against public policy and is incompatible with modern Fourth Amendment jurisprudence," David said. "We also find that allowing resistance unnecessarily escalates the level of violence and therefore the risk of injuries to all parties involved without preventing the arrest." Court: No right to resist illegal cop entry into home “Overturning a common law dating back to the English [[Magna Carta]] of 1215, the [[Indiana Supreme Court]] ruled Thursday that Hoosiers have no right to resist unlawful police entry into their homes. .. In a 3-2 decision, Justice [[Steven David]] writing for the court said if a [[police]] officer wants to enter a home for any reason or no reason at all, a homeowner cannot do anything to block the officer's entry.” Court denies right to resist illegal cop entry into home 2011-05-13Z 2455694.5 2012-09-13T14:45:48Z 2011-05-13 Court denies right to resist illegal cop entry into home