Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 4/11/2014

Commonwealth v. Duncan

Citations

467 Mass. 746
7 N.E.3d 469
2014 WL 1387358
2014 Mass. LEXIS 209

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finding exigent cir‐ cumstances to seize dogs where the dogs were left out “in se‐ verely inclement winter weather” and “extremely emaci‐ ated”
describing \'narrow category' of cases where an exception to the warrant requirement is justified\
emergency aid exception to constitutional warrant requirement extends to police action undertaken to render emergency assistance to animals
\Such scenarios [of emergency aid] present one type of 'exigent circumstance' that obviates the need for a warrant\
‘“[I]n appropriate circumstances, animals, like humans, should be afforded the protection of the emergency aid exception”
warrantless search of a home falls under the emergency aid exception where officers “have an objectively reasonable basis to believe” that an animal inside is injured or in imminent danger of physical harm

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