Congressional Digest

Supreme Court Debates October 2006 No. 7 Vol. 9
Brigham City

Warrantless Police Entries

The Fourth Amendment During Emergencies

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Brigham City

Petitioner

Jeffrey S. Gray, Counsel of RecordAt 3 a.m. on July 23, 2000, four Brigham City, Utah, police officers responded to a complaint about a loud party at a local residence. Upon their arrival, they heard what sounded like a fight, and, during their investigation, spotted several underage individuals in the house’s back yard drinking beer. Through a window in the back of the house, the officers observed several adults attempting to restrain a teenager inside the house and witnessed the teenager hit one of the adults in the face, giving him a bloody nose. Police entered the house and, after…

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