Explore 14 court opinions on Exigent Circumstances Exception To The Warrant Requirement. AI-powered plain English summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
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Warrantless cell phone search incident to arrest violates Fourth Amendment
T. W. v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 17, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the state's warrantless search of the def...
Appellate court suppresses evidence from warrantless search of ex-officer's home
People v. Super. Ct., decided by California Court of Appeal on March 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, a former police officer, was charged with assault and battery. The pro...
Texas Court Reverses Conviction Over Warrantless Cell Phone Search
In Re North Houston Pole Line, L.P., and Erik Pena Garza v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 27, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. This case concerns the admissibi...
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...
Estate's Wrongful Death Claim Against Texas Dismissed Over Sovereign Immunity
In the Estate of Richard Leon Meankins v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 22, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Estate of Richard Leon Meankins sued the S...
Cell phone data search after lawful seizure is permissible
United States v. Ryan Douglas, decided by Seventh Circuit on January 22, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Ryan Douglas's motion to...
Sixth Circuit: Cell phone search permissible under exigent circumstances
United States v. Jason Florence, decided by Sixth Circuit on January 8, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Jason Florence's motion to ...
SJC Affirms Conviction, Upholds Warrantless Entry Based on Exigent Circumstances
Commonwealth v. Skipper Carino, decided by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on December 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed a defendant'...
CSLI Warrant for Historical Data Upheld Under Fourth Amendment
United States v. Aaron Thorpe, decided by D.C. Circuit on August 26, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns whether the government's use of a cell-site location information (CSLI...
Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Suppression of Warrantless Vehicle Search
The People of the State of Colorado v. Quinn M. Jebe., decided by Colorado Supreme Court on August 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's ...
D.C. Circuit Upholds Warrantless Cell Phone Search Under Exigent Circumstances
United States v. Demetrius Green, decided by D.C. Circuit on August 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The D.C. Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Demetrius Green's motion to ...
Cell phone search incident to arrest upheld pre-Riley
United States v. Basilici, decided by First Circuit on May 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Basilici's motion to suppress eviden...
Warrantless home entry for arrest upheld due to exigent circumstances
State of Minnesota v. Christopher Lee Manska, decided by Minnesota Supreme Court on April 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Minnesota Supreme Court affirmed the appellate court's decis...
Cell phone search incident to arrest upheld by Second Circuit
United States v. Harry, decided by Second Circuit on March 7, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Harry's motion to suppress evidence ...