California Supreme Court· 7/10/1986

People v. Duncan

Citations

720 P.2d 2
42 Cal. 3d 91
227 Cal. Rptr. 654
1986 Cal. LEXIS 196

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finding exigent circumstances when officer responded to radio call that burglary was in progress or had just occurred and, upon arrival, found a box containing a television and other items on the ground beneath an open back window
“It would have been poor police work indeed for an officer to fail to investigate under circumstances suggesting a crime in progress.”
odor of ether and suspected methamphetamine lab may justify warrantless entry on case-by-case basis
entry justified where police observed active heat lamp, suggesting possibility of active drug making
odor of ether and suspected methamphetamine lab may justify warrantless entry on case-by-case basis
report burglary in progress or had just occurred; found doors to the premises locked but back window open and beneath that window was a box containing a television set and other items; entry to determine whether burglars were still inside permitted

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Judges: Mosk, Bird

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