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State v. Bell

Citations

  • 737 P.2d 254
  • 108 Wash. 2d 193
  • 1987 Wash. LEXIS 1065

How courts have described this case

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  • “Firefighters need no warrant to remain in the building a reasonable time to make sure that the fire does not rekindle, to search for additional fires, and to ventilate the building.”
  • “[o]nce the privacy of the residence has been lawfully invaded, it is senseless to require a warrant for others to enter and complete what those already on the scene would be justified in doing”

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Judges: Durham, Brachtenbach, Dolliver, Dore, Andersen, Callow, Utter, Schumacher, Tern, Pearson

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