Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Although the United States Supreme Court has rejected the notion of a homicide-scene exception to requirements for a search warrant, that Court has held that when the police come upon the scene of a homicide, they may, under the "emergency" doctrine, make a prompt warrantless search of the area to see if there are other victims or if a killer is still on the premises. They may also seize any evidence that is in plain view during...
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