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U.S. Supreme Court,
Criminal,
Constitutional Law,
California Courts of Appeal

Oct. 27, 2020

High court hones in on ‘hot pursuit’ of misdemeanor suspects

Does “hot pursuit” of a misdemeanor suspect categorically qualify as an exigent circumstance, excusing obtaining a warrant prior to entry of a residence?

Gary Schons

Of Counsel
Best Best & Krieger LLP

Public Law

655 W Broadway Ste 1500
San Diego , CA 92101

Phone: (619) 525-1348

Fax: (619) 233-6118

Email: gary.schons@bbklaw.com

U San Diego School of Law

This past summer, on July 10, a certiorari petition in an unheralded and mundane California misdemeanor driving under the influence case landed on the U.S. Supreme Court's docket. Lange v. California, 20-18. After asking the California attorney general, who had successfully defended the conviction in the st...