State v. Kirby

¶ 1. Cordarol Kirby appeals his conviction for possessing a sawed-off shotgun, arguing that the evidence of it should be suppressed because a police officer entered the premises containing the shotgun without a warrant, without consent, and without exi*426gent circumstances to enter. We hold that whether the officer was over the threshold a few steps does not matter. This is because the officers were lawfully present at the scene when they were apprised that there was a shotgun in a backpack associated with the men who were being questioned, most of whom were still inside the apartment, feet away…