State v. Fessenden

Defendant appeals her conviction for second-degree animal neglect, arguing that the trial court erred by denying her motion to suppress evidence related to the warrant-less search and seizure of her emaciated horse. The trial court’s denial of that motion was premised, in part, on its conclusion that a deputy sheriffs seizure of the horse was justified under the “emergency aid” doctrine, which permits law enforcement officers to enter property without a warrant when they “have an objectively reasonable belief, based on articulable facts, that a warrantless entry is necessary to either render…