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· 6/14/1982

John v. Carlson

Citations

  • 457 U.S. 1124
  • 102 S. Ct. 2944
  • 50 U.S.L.W. 3982
  • 73 L. Ed. 2d 1340
  • 1982 U.S. LEXIS 2615

How courts have described this case

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  • “Time lapsed in securing a warrant might have resulted in the destruction of valuable evidence and the escape of clearly identified suspects,” as exigent circumstances
  • defendant, arrested in home of third party had no standing to raise Fourth Amendment challenge to entry, but in any event exigent circumstances justified entry

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