California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Torrez, H036145 (Cal. App. 2011):
deputies' entry necessarily unreasonable. The deputies were not obligated to stand in front of the residence comparing the reported events and their observations with those of past cases. "[T]he business of policemen and firemen is to act, not to speculate or meditate on whether the report is correct. People could well die in emergencies if police tried to act with the calm deliberation associated with the judicial process." (Wayne v. United States (D.C. Cir. 1963) 318 F.2d 205, 212.)
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