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Winter v. State

Citations

  • 902 S.W.2d 571
  • 1995 Tex. App. LEXIS 657
  • 1995 WL 134646

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  • holding that Welsh was distinguishable because the officer in Winter had probable cause to arrest for evading arrest, a “jailable” offense
  • holding officer in hot pursuit of driver he suspected of OWI could enter the defendant’s garage without a warrant where there was probable cause to arrest for evading arrest
  • “Court has found that exigent circumstances exist when the police are in ‘hot pursuit’ of a suspect”
  • a police officer could make a warrantless entry into a home if he was in hot pursuit of a suspect who committed a misdemeanor offense punishable by confinement in jail
  • a police officer could make a warrantless entry into a home if he was in hot pursuit of a suspect who committed a misdemeanor offense punishable by confinement in jail

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Judges: Hutson-Dunn, O'Connor, Wilson

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