Legal Opinion
United States v. Errol MacDonald
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 1, 1990No. 277, Dockets 89-1262, 89-1263PublishedCited by 165 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALTIMARI, Circuit Judge:
We granted rehearing in banc to consider (1) whether a warrantless entry was lawful pursuant to the exigent circumstances exception to the warrant requirement of the Fourth Amendment, and if so, (2) whether law enforcement agents improperly created the exigent circumstances. These issues arise from defendant Errol MacDonald’s appeal from a judgment entered in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Robert J. Ward, Judge) convicting MacDonald, after a jury trial, of possession with intent to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§…
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