Legal Opinion
United States v. Dennis Blane Gwinn
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 13, 2000No. 99-4462PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge NIEMEYER wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge WILKINSON and Senior Judge HAMILTON joined.
Opinion
NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:
In this case, we must decide whether Dennis Gwinn’s partially clothed condition when arrested — without shoes and shirt— presented an exigency that justified police officers’ reentry into Gwinn’s trailer without a warrant to retrieve his boots and a shirt. The officers .had just completed a lawful entry and protective sweep of the trailer and were preparing to transport Gwinn to the regional jail.
The district court denied Gwinn’s…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Mincey v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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