U.S. Supreme Court,
Criminal
Feb. 22, 2021
California case at US Supreme Court could reshape law on warrantless searches
State and federal courts have long been divided on whether officers in hot pursuit of a misdemeanor suspect qualifies as an exigent circumstance justifying a warrantless home entry. While the high court has twice held that such entry by officers in pursuit of suspected felons meets that exception, the court has not addressed whether it applies to misdemeanor suspects.
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Wednesday in a California case that could reshape how the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution applies to warrantless home searches.
State and federal courts have long been divided on whether officers in hot pursuit of a misdemeanor suspect qualifies as an exigent circumstance justifying a warrantless home entry. While the high court has twice held that such entry by officers in p...
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