Browse 12 exigent circumstances exception cases decided by Second Circuit. AI-powered summaries, holdings, and legal analysis.
Phone search incident to arrest upheld under exigent circumstances
United States v. Manuel Zumba Mejia, decided by Second Circuit on April 9, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit reviewed the denial of a motion to suppress evidence seized fro...
Probable Cause for Warrant Upheld Based on Corroborated Informant Tip
United States v. Jimenez, decided by Second Circuit on February 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence ...
Probable Cause Justifies Vehicle Search Despite Pretext Argument
United States v. Cardenas, decided by Second Circuit on February 18, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence...
Second Circuit: Exigent Circumstances Justified Warrantless Entry in Drug Case
United States v. Boria, decided by Second Circuit on February 4, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence sei...
Apparent Authority to Consent to Warrantless Apartment Search Upheld
United States v. Gomez, decided by Second Circuit on November 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of the defendant's motion to suppre...
Exigent Circumstances Justify Warrantless Cell Phone Search Incident to Arrest
Purcell v. United States, decided by Second Circuit on November 4, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence o...
Exigent Circumstances Justify Apartment Entry, Evidence Admissible
United States v. James, decided by Second Circuit on August 29, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of James's motion to suppress evidenc...
Inevitable Discovery Doctrine Saves Evidence from Suppression
United States v. Rodriguez, decided by Second Circuit on August 11, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence ...
Exigent Circumstances Justify Warrantless Apartment Search
United States v. Thompson, decided by Second Circuit on July 10, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence obt...
Second Circuit Affirms Racketeering Conviction, Denies Ineffective Assistance Claim
United States v. Coonan, decided by Second Circuit on July 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to vacate a conviction for ...
Exigent Circumstances Justify Warrantless Apartment Search
United States v. Fletcher, decided by Second Circuit on April 21, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence ob...
Cell phone search incident to arrest permissible under exigent circumstances
United States v. Conde, decided by Second Circuit on April 11, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of the defendant's motion to suppress ...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 12 exigent circumstances exception cases from Second Circuit. This number is updated as new opinions are published.
Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 12.
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