Michigan v. Tyler, No. 76-1608 (U.S. Supreme Court) (436 U.S. 499; 98 S.Ct. 1942) (May 31, 1978) (Justice Stewart)
Here, while the Court affirmed that a "burning building presents an exigency of sufficient proportions to render a warrantless entry 'reasonable'," it also refused to uphold a warrantless search of the building several weeks after the fire.
In this case, the Court granted certiorari to consider the applicability of the …
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