Why did the warrantless entry into John Geddes Lawrence’s apartment not become an issue in the later court case?

In the legal proceedings of Lawrence v. Texas, the issue of the police officers' warrantless entry into John Geddes Lawrence’s apartment did not figure into any of the subsequent litigation.1

While the case originated from a police response to a reported weapons disturbance—which led to the discovery of Lawrence and Tyron Garner engaging in consensual sexual conduct—the focus of the legal challenge was not on the legality of the search itself. Instead, the Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund appealed the convictions based on the Fourteenth Amendment’s equal protection clause and the due process clause, ultimately seeking to challenge the constitutionality of the Texas statute and overturn the precedent set by Bowers v. Hardwick.1