Exigencies Flashcards
1
Q
Kentucky v. King
A
- police smelled burnt marijuana from apt door. Knocked hard and yelled open up. Heard what thought destruction of marijuana, so they broke in.
i. Justified a warrantless entry?
ii. But THEY created the exigency
iii. Held: even a police created exigency is reasonable
(Unreasonable—>would be an exigency that itself violated 4)