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
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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...
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