State v. Applegate

The court of appeals erred by reversing the trial court’s determination that the officers’ warrantless entry into Applegate’s home was justified by exigent circumstances. Exigent circumstances justify a warrantless entry into a residence by police when police are at the residence pursuant to an emergency call reporting domestic violence and where the officers hear sounds coming from inside the residence which are indicative of violence.

A warrantless police entry into a private residence is not unlawful if made upon exigent circumstances, a “specifically established and well-delineated…