Legal Opinion
State v. Sanders
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided February 6, 1973No. 853-2PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtArmstrong, J.
The defendant, Onnie Sanders, Jr., appeals from a conviction and sentence entered pursuant to a jury verdict of guilty of second-degree murder.
The primary issue in this appeal is whether, at the time the police entered the defendant’s apartment without a warrant, the facts as known to the intruding officer created an emergency situation which justified the entry. We hold that the entry was justified under the emergency rule.
At about 4:50 a.m. on December 2, 1971 the Tacoma Police Department received a telephone call from an operator of the telephone company. The operator stated that a male…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by44 opinions
- State v. SingletonCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1973
- State v. DianaCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1979
- State v. SimmsCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1973
- State v. MenzCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1994
- United States v. BoothDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
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