OWENS, J.
¶ 1 A jury convicted petitioner Brent Richard Smith of methamphetamine manufacture based on evidence gathered in a warrantless search of the abandoned house he occupied. The issue here is whether the facts of the case support an exception to the search warrant requirement.
¶ 2 After a suppression hearing, the trial court concluded that the search fell under the "emergency" exception to the warrant requirement and admitted the evidence....
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