Lower Court Holding
Decision of the Supreme Court of Kentucky
At issue in this case is whether exigent circumstances existed which justified the warrantless entry of the apartment occupied by Appellant Hollis Deshaun King. We hold that police were not in hot pursuit of a fleeing suspect, and that, with regard to the imminent destruction of evidence, any exigency was police-created. We also note that no “good faith” exception to the exclusionary rule applies in this case. We therefore reverse the judgment of the Court of Appeals. Police Did Not Have Proper Exigent Circumstances to Justify a Warrantless Entry It is well established that, under the Fourth Amendment to the…
