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· 2/26/1998

State v. Harnisch

Citations

  • 954 P.2d 1180
  • 114 Nev. 225
  • 1998 Nev. LEXIS 16

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that exigent circumstances to validate a warrantless search of an automobile may include medical emergencies if police officers reasonably believe that the person on the premises is in need of immediate aid
  • “[T]he Nevada Constitution requires both probable cause and exigent circumstances in order to justify a war-rantless search of a parked, immobile, unoccupied vehicle.”
  • “[T]he Nevada Constitution requires both probable cause and exigent circumstances in order to justify a warrantless search of a parked, immobile, unoccupied vehicle.”
  • “‘It is elementary that States are free to provide greater protections in their criminal justice system than the Federal Constitution requires.’” (quoting California v. Ramos, 463 U.S. 992, 1013-14 (1983))
  • \`It is elementary that States are free to provide greater protections in their criminal justice system than the Federal Constitution requires.'\ (quoting California v. Ramos, 463 U.S. 992, 1013-14, 103 S.Ct. 3446, 77 L.Ed.2d 1171 (1983))

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Judges: Per Curiam

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