State v. Hinshaw

¶1 A warrantless entry inside a home is presumptively unreasonable under the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution and article I, section 7 of the Washington Constitution. Absent exigent circumstances, that threshold may not reasonably be crossed without a warrant. Here, Roger Hinshaw argues that the trial court erred in concluding that police demonstrated exigent circumstances justified their warrantless entry into his home. We agree and reverse.

Schultheis, C.J.

FACTS

¶2 On February 28, 2006, at 9:39 p.m., dispatch advised Moses Lake police officers of a person driving a car on a…