United States exigent circumstanceswarrantless entry

Kentucky v King

563 U.S. 452 (2011)

JurisdictionUnited States

CourtSupreme Court of the United States

Year2011

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Fourth Amendment; police-created exigency; officers may rely on exigent circumstances if they did not violate or threaten to violate Fourth Amendment

criminal

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