· 4/9/2015
Michael A. Hawkins v. United States
Citations
- 113 A.3d 216
- 2015 D.C. App. LEXIS 142
- 2015 WL 1638119
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- in context of community-caretaking doctrine, \This court does not require the government to pursue the least restrictive means of correcting the problem.\
- D.C. Court of Appeals specifically holding that, in order for a seizure to be permissible under the community caretaking doctrine, the police action be “totally divorced” from the detection and investigation of criminal activity
- warrantless entry into idling car justified under public safety exception
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Judges: Thompson, Beckwith, Nebeker
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