Payton v. New York, 445 U.S. 573 (1980), was a United States Supreme Court case concerning warrantless entry into a private home in order to make a felony arrest.

The Court struck down a New York statute providing for such warrantless entries because the Fourth Amendment draws a firm line at the entrance to the house.

At his trial, Payton was unable to have the evidence thrown out, and his conviction was upheld at the appellate level.

The judge noted that the police entering Payton's house was "authorized by the New York law" and therefore was permissible.

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