State v. Shillingford

The State challenges an order suppressing cannabis and paraphernalia discovered during a search of Appellee’s apartment. Although the search was conducted pursuant to a warrant, the trial court concluded that the facts supporting the issuance of the warrant were discovered during an unreasonable, warrantless entry into the apartment by sheriffs agents, thereby invalidating the warrant. Concluding that the warrantless entry into the home was reasonable due to exigent circumstances, we reverse.

Sheriffs Deputy Waesco went to Appel-lee’s apartment to investigate a domestic battery call concerning…