U.S. v. Coles, No. 04-2134 (3rd Cir.) (437 F.3d 361) (February 9, 2006) (Judge Leonard I. Garth)
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published in Punch and Jurists
January 23, 2006
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Exigent Circumstances.
Perhaps the most surprising aspect of this decision is its acknowledgment of the unsettled state of the law on the relatively straightforward issue of whether an appellate court may delve into the subjective intent of the police to determine whether or not the police have manufactured the very exigency …
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