State ex rel. Chester Twp. v. Grendell (Slip Opinion)

How courts have described this case

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• explaining that the scope of the entry and search in the emergency-aid context must be limited to determining whether an emergency exists
• articulating a similar rule in the context of community caretaking searches
• articulating a similar rule in the context of community-caretaking searches
• community caretaking functions are performed by law enforcement to help those in danger; police officer may enter a residence without a warrant as a community caretaker where the officer has a reasonable belief than an emergency exists requiring his or her attention

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).