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Community Caretaker Exception
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Philadelphia Criminal Defense Blog
PA Superior Court Approves Search of Man Who Overdosed in His Home Due to Bulge in Hoodie
Criminal Defense Lawyer Zak T. Goldstein, Esquire The Pennsylvania Superior Court has decided the case of Commonwealth v. Davenport, holding on appeal that an officer lawfully performed a pat-down search of a…
Criminal
SCOTUS rules unanimously that “community caretaking” does not create special exception to Fourth Amendment for warrantless home entry
Though I will be thinking a lot about what a split Supreme Court did to Teague doctrine today with its ruling in Edwards v. Vannoy (discussed here), the Court also…
EvidenceProf Blog
Oral Arguments in Caniglia v. Strom Today at 10:00am EST
By Colin Miller
This morning at 10:00am EST, the United States Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Caniglia v. Strom. You should be able to listen live to the oral arguments on…