Michigan Supreme Court· 3/2/1993

People v. Davis

Citations

497 N.W.2d 910
442 Mich. 1

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stating that “entries made to render aid to a person in a private dwelling [are] part of the community caretaking function”
suggesting that further investigation would have been necessary to justify the warrantless entry of the motel room when the only information officers had was a radio report with little detail that came from a questionable source
stating that rendering aid to persons in distress under the emergency aid exception “is one of the care-taking functions of the police,” which is not to “be confused with the exigent circumstances exception”
finding that once the officers arrived at the scene, there was no evidence that shots had been fired or that someone was in need of immediate aid
assuming without deciding that, in most cases, the sound of gunfire could justify warrantless entry into a motel room under the emergency-aid doctrine
assuming without deciding that, in most cases, the sound of gunfire could justify warrantless entry into a motel room under the emergency-aid doctrine

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Judges: Cavanagh, Levin, Boyle, Riley, Griffin, Mallett, Brickley

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