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· 7/30/1991

United States v. Roderick E. Richards

Citations

  • 937 F.2d 1287
  • 1991 U.S. App. LEXIS 16748
  • 1991 WL 138457

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  • recognizing that officer does not need a warrant to enter the apartment of someone who is holding hostages inside
  • recognizing that officer does not need a war- rant to enter the apartment of someone who is holding hos- tages inside
  • recognizing that officer does not need a war- rant to enter the apartment of someone who is holding hos- UNITED STATES v. MANCINAS-FLORES 15737 tages inside
  • upholding a protective sweep of an apartment in “one of the most violent and dangerous [neighborhoods] in East St. Louis” where the reputation of the area was one of several factors

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Judges: Cudahy, Easterbrook, Pell

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