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Davis v. State

Citations

  • 834 So. 2d 322
  • 2003 WL 19939

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that in order to satisfy the immediately apparent requirement of the plain view doctrine, \the police must have probable cause to associate the item with criminal activity\
  • explaining that any search conducted after the exigency no longer exists is illegal and any contraband observed pursuant to the illegal search is inadmissible
  • explaining that any search conducted after the exigency no longer exists is illegal and any contraband observed pursuant to the illegal search is inadmissible
  • noting that the seizure of items from a person's home without a warrant based on probable cause violates the person's right to be secure in their homes against unreasonable searches and seizures, rendering the items inadmissible in evidence
  • “Summoning other officers to the scene a reasonable time after entry is made to further investigate is permissible as long as the investigation is considered one continuous episode.”
  • “The sine qua non of the exigent circumstances exception is a compelling need.for official action and no time to secure a warrant.”

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Judges: Sawaya

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