Question 1:
Do law enforcement officers have an implied license to cross
the clearly marked and defined curtilage of a home to conduct a
"knock and talk" where the homeowner has taken numerous steps to
ensure privacy and security, thus giving express orders to the
Or, in the public and for private citizens not to enter?
alternative, does such an action violate the owner/occupant 1s
reasonable expectation of privacy as guaranteed by the Fourth
Amendment?

Question 2:
Does counsel provide effective assistance, as guaranteed by
the Sixth Amendment, when he fails to investigate obvious avenues
of merit involving serious Fourth Amendment violations of seizure
and detainment within the curtilage of a home, flagrant police
coercion, and warrantless search-issues that would have led to a
different outcome at trial?

Do law enforcement officers have an implied license to conduct a 'knock and talk' in the curtilage of a home?