Legal Opinion
United States v. Najar
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 21, 2006No. 05-2000PublishedCited by 102 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’BRIEN, Circuit Judge.
This case presents a timely question of some significance: Under what circumstances does the Fourth Amendment permit police to enter a home without a warrant or permission in order to investigate a reasonable belief that a person within is endangered?
Early one morning a police dispatcher received a 911 call. Upon answering, he was met with silence and then a disconnect. He made several attempts to reach the 911 caller. Each time his call was answered but quickly disconnected without a word. He dispatched officers to investigate. Arriving at a mobile home, the officers…
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