Constitutional Law,
Criminal,
U.S. Supreme Court
Jun. 29, 2021
Supreme Court taps the brakes on 'hot pursuit' doctrine
On June 23, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that the “hot pursuit” of a fleeing misdemeanor suspect, as contrasted with a felony suspect, does not constitute a categorical exception to the Fourth Amendment requirement that police obtain a warrant before entering a home, and that additional “exigent circumstances,” in addition to the flight, itself, must exist to justify a warrantless entry.
Gary Schons
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On June 23, in one of the final decisions handed up this term, the U.S. Supreme Court decided by an 7-2 margin that the "hot pursuit" of a fleeing misdemeanor suspect, as contrasted with a felony suspect, does not constitute a categorical exception to the Fourth Amendment requirement that police obtain a warrant before entering a home, and that additional "exigent circumstances," in addition to the flight, itself, must exist to justify a warrantless entry. The decisio...
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