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| June 03, 2010 |
| Home entries by police |
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Without a search warrant, the police can only enter or home, or its curtilage, to conduct a search or an arrest when exigent circumstances exist, regardless of whether the police have probable cause. The most common forms of exigent circumstances given by police are "hot pursuit," office safety, evidence destruction and suspect flight.
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| May 25, 2010 |
| Reasonable suspicion for stopping a person or motor vehicle |
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The police may stop a person or vehicle whenever they have a reasonable suspicion that criminal activity is afoot. This standard is a level of cause greater than mere suspicion or hunch, but less than probable cause to arrest.
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