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Supreme Court· 5/31/1978

Michigan v. Tyler

Citations

  • 436 U.S. 499
  • 98 S. Ct. 1942
  • 56 L. Ed. 2d 486
  • 1978 U.S. LEXIS 97

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  • municipal officials, although justified in making a warrantless entry into a building to fight a fire, may remain there only for a reasonable time to investigate the cause of the blaze without proceeding in the traditional manner to obtain a search warrant for the premises

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Judges: Rbhnqtjist, Stewart, Burger, Powell, White, Marshall, Stevens, Blackmun, Rehnquist, Brennan, Iv-A

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