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U.S. v. Cervantes, No. 98-50722 (9th Cir.) (219 F.3d 882) (June 12, 2000) (Judge A. Wallace Tashima)

Here the Court held that to determine whether a search was justified by an emergency, it must not be motivated primarily by an intent to arrest and seize evidence; examining the motivation is necessary tosafeguard against pretextual searches.

In this case the Ninth Circuit adopted a three-part test for determining ...

 

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