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· 6/12/1981

Keeter v. Commonwealth

Citations

  • 278 S.E.2d 841
  • 222 Va. 134
  • 1981 Va. LEXIS 283

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that \an exigent circumstance exists justifying [a warrantless] entry where the law enforcement officers have probable cause to believe that it is necessary to prevent the destruction of evidence\
  • holding that the police officers had probable cause to make a warrantless entry
  • equating “reasonable belief” language in Mincey with “probable cause”
  • risk of destruction of drugs

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Judges: Cochran

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