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PEOPLE v. BRUNSTING

Supreme Court Case No. 09SC323.

307 P.3d 1073 (2013)

2013 CO 55

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Petitioner v. Lance Patrick BRUNSTING, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

July 1, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorneys for Petitioner: John W. Suthers , Attorney General, Katherine A. Hansen , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Denver, Colorado.

Attorneys for Respondent: Douglas K. Wilson , Public Defender, Joseph Paul Hough , Deputy Public Defender, Denver, Colorado.

Justice BOATRIGHT delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 In this appeal, we consider the exigent circumstances exception to the Fourth Amendment's warrant requirement as it applies to the emergency created when officer safety is placed in jeopardy. We hold that officer safety concerns fall within the exigent circumstances exception when "(1) the officers have an objectively reasonable basis to believe there is an immediate need to protect

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