Price v. State

Johnson, Judge.

We granted Jerry Price’s application for discretionary review to determine whether the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress marijuana found in plain view when police officers entered his home without a warrant and without consent. Because we find no exigent circumstances to justify the officers’ actions, we reverse the trial court’s order.

Under the Fourth Amendment, even if police officers have probable cause, they are prohibited from entering a person’s home without a warrant, absent consent or a showing of .exigent circumstances. The record in the present case…