Legal Opinion
United States v. Martinez
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided July 12, 2011No. 10-2070PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge.
The United States appeals the district court’s order granting Mr. Joseph Martinez’s motion to suppress. The district court held that a warrantless search of Mr. Martinez’s home was not justified by exi gent circumstances because law enforcement officers did not have an objectively reasonable basis to believe there was a person inside his home who was in need of immediate aid. United States v. Martinez (Martinez I), 686 F.Supp.2d 1161 (D.N.M. 2009). 1 We affirm.
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On April 14, 2009, the Bernalillo County Emergency Communication Center received a 911 call from Mr.…
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