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Search Warrant Exceptions
Exigent circumstances are situations where immediate action is necessary. If the officer takes the time to get a warrant, evidence will be destroyed, life could be lost, or the suspect could escape.
The practical application of exigent circumstances is that the officer can enter a home or business without a warrant. The officer is limited to taking steps in ending the emergency. The officer can retrieve and secure any evidence found in plain view, but cannot conduct a full search. Once the situation is stabilized, the officer is required to obtain a search warrant to continue searching for evidence.
sc rulings:
US v. Cephas, No. 004780P(4th Cir.)(2001)
US v. Carter
United States v. Rhiger, 315 F.3d 1283 (2003)
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