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Originally Posted by Chiefnj2
"This case presents an issue of first impression to this Circuit concerning whether law enforcement officials may conduct a warrantless search of a private residence in response to an emergency situation reported by an anonymous 911 caller. We conclude that when exigent circumstances demand an immediate response, particularly where there is danger to human life, protection of the public becomes paramount and can justify a limited, warrantless intrusion into the home. Once in the home, officers may seize any evidence found within plain view"
US v. Holloway.
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"the deputy arrived and noticed a plastic "cannon-type device" in the yard through the wooden fence, the report said."