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Sixth Circuit· 2/3/1994

United States v. Emil A. Johnson

Citations

  • 9 F.3d 506
  • 1993 WL 457027

How courts have described this case

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  • noting that several other circuits “have upheld warrantless searches conducted during burglary investigations under the rubric of exigent circumstances”
  • noting that several other circuits “have upheld warrantless searches conducted during burglary investigations under the rubric of exigent circumstances”
  • distinguishing the search of an interior basement room from “moving stereo equipment to find the concealed serial numbers”
  • finding probable cause and exigent circumstances justified warrantless search when officers responded after neighbor reported a burglary and arrived to find a broken window and two individuals inside
  • officer’s observation of broken window while responding to burglary report was exigent circumstance justifying war-rantless entry
  • “The establishment of prob able cause ‘requires only a probability or substantial chance of criminal activity, not an actual showing of criminal activity’ ”

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Judges: Keith, Kennedy, Jordan

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