What is the "exigent circumstances exception" under the Fourth Amendment?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Hornsby v. Cnty. of Tulare, Case No. 1:14-cv-01236 EPG (E.D. Cal. 2016):
The "exigent circumstances exception" applies when "the exigencies of the situation make the needs of law enforcement so compelling that [a] warrantless search is objectively reasonable under the Fourth Amendment." Mincey v. Arizona, 437 U.S. 385, 394 (1978). Exigent circumstances exist if law enforcement officers have probable cause to believe a crime has been
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