United States v. Gerald Killebrew

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• holding that a warrantless entry could not be justified on the ground that the suspect might escape, where he “was not known to be dangerous and no grave offense or crime of violence was threatened or indicated”
• where there were no facts indicating occupant was dangerous or about to escape, warrantless entry into suspect’s motel room violated fourth amendment, even though police knew occupant possessed a gun
• where there were no facts indicating occupant was dangerous or about to escape, warrantless entry into suspect's motel room violated fourth amendment, even though police knew occupant possessed a gun
• where there were no facts indicating that an occupant was dangerous or about to escape, a warrantless entry violated the Fourth Amendment, even though the police knew the occupant possessed a gun
• where there were no facts indicating that an occupant was dangerous or about to escape, a warrantless entry into the suspect’s motel room- violated the Fourth Amendment, even though the police knew the occupant possessed a gun

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