Is there a warrant to arrest defendant?
"New York", United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Hawkins, 999 N.Y.S.2d 798 (Table) (N.Y. City Ct. 2014):
As to the lack of a warrant to arrest defendant, to the extent the officers observed conduct which rose to the level of exigent circumstances, a warrantless entry into the home would have been justified (see People v. McBride, 14 NY3d 440 [2010] ).
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