United States v. Martinez

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

JAMES 0. BROWNING, District Judge.

THIS MATTER comes before the Court on the Defendant’s Motion to Suppress, filed September 9, 2009 (Doc. 17). The Court held an evidentiary hearing on October 29, 2009. The primary issues are: (i) whether the police were justified, pursuant to the exigent-circumstances exception to the warrant requirement, to enter Defendant Joseph Martinez’ home to check for individuals who might be injured or in need of assistance; (ii) whether the scope of the search conducted by the police officers was reasonable under the circumstances; (iii)…