State v. Craycraft

The state appeals the order granting the defendant’s 'motion to suppress evidence. Law enforcement officers who arrived on the defendant’s premises without a warrant seized the evidence after the end of exigent circumstances which permitted other law enforcement officers lawfully to enter his home without a warrant. The court reasoned that the second set of officers had time to obtain a warrant and failed to do so. We reverse.

Following a neighbor’s report of a burglary in progress, the first set of officers searched the defendant’s residence to see if any burglars remained or if a victim…