PARKHURST v. TRAPP

No. 95-3232.

77 F.3d 707 (1996)

Charles PARKHURST, Appellant, v. Officer Edward TRAPP, Kilbuck Township Police Dept.; Officer Craig Cannella, Kilbuck Township Police Dept.; Chief Jack Lennon, Kilbuck Township Police Dept., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided February 23, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark A. Eck, Paul A. Robinson (argued), Meyer, Darragh, Buckler, Bebeneck & Eck, Pittsburgh, PA, for Appellees.

Michael L. Rosenfield (argued), Pittsburgh, PA, for Appellant.

Before: STAPLETON, SAROKIN and ROSENN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

ROSENN, Circuit Judge.

This appeal primarily raises an interesting question concerning the temporal extent of the exigent circumstances exception to the Fourth Amendment permitting a warrantless search of a person's home. Although the Fourth Amendment to the federal constitution has in recent years suffered considerable battering, the amendment still remains intact as a historic bulwark protecting a person's home from unreasonable search...

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