U.S. v. MALLORY

No. 13-2025.

765 F.3d 373 (2014)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellant v. Kamaal MALLORY.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed September 3, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Virgil B. Walker, Esq. , Robert A. Zauzmer, Esq. , Argued, Office of United States, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant.

Catherine C. Henry, Esq. , Joseph M. Miller, Esq. , Brett G. Sweitzer, Esq. , Argued, Federal Community Defender Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellee.

Before: FUENTES and FISHER, Circuit Judges, and STARK, District Judge.


OPINION OF THE COURT

FISHER, Circuit Judge.

In nearly all circumstances, we require police officers to obtain a warrant supported by probable cause before engaging in a search or seizure of a person, their house, their papers, or their effects. One of the few exceptions to this rule allows police to conduct a warrantless search or seizure when exigent circumstances require them to act with such alacrity that requiring...

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