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Kentucky v. King, No. 09-1272 (U.S. Supreme Court) (563 U.S. 452; 131 S.Ct. 1849) (May 16, 2011) (Justice Alito)

Loaded on May 30, 2011 published in Punch and Jurists May 30, 2011
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Police Created Exigencies.

Here the Court held by an 8-1 vote that a warrantless home entry based on exigent circumstances - even when the exigent circumstances were created by the police - does not violate the Fourth Amendment so long as the police conduct was reasonable.

In this case, the Supreme Court addressed …

 

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