New York Court of Appeals· 4/6/1976

People v. Mitchell

Citations

39 N.Y.2d 173
347 N.E.2d 607
383 N.Y.S.2d 246
1976 N.Y. LEXIS 2393

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stating police may not enter with an accompanying intent to arrest or gather evidence
finding warrantless entry into defendant’s hotel room to be justified under emergency aid doctrine, in part because police had no motive to apprehend and arrest defendant or to seize evidence
finding warrantless entry into defendant's hotel room to be justified under emergency aid doctrine, in part because police had no motive to apprehend and arrest defendant or to seize evidence
stating \the protection of human life or property in imminent danger must be the motivation for the search rather than the desire to apprehend the suspect or gather evidence for use in a criminal proceeding\
stating “the protection of human life or property in imminent danger must be the motivation for the search rather than the desire to apprehend the suspect or gather evidence for use in a criminal proceeding”
affirming warrantless entry into hotel room to search for missing chambermaid

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Judges: Gabrielli

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