State v. Hyde

Tufte, Justice.

[¶1] Floyd Hyde appeals a criminal judgment after entering a conditional plea of guilty to three drug charges. In his plea, *673Hyde reserved his right to appeal the district court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence. Hyde argues the district court erred in finding the warrantless entry of his home fell within the emergency exception to the warrant requirement. We reverse and remand to allow him to withdraw his plea.

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[¶2] Two Ward County deputies entered Hyde’s residence in response to a report that he may be suicidal. At the time of their warrantless entry into Hyde’s…