Brief on Kentucky v. King’s Warrantless Search
Facts Police may execute a warrantless search in exigent circumstances such as imminent destructionof evidence. In the case of Kentucky v. King, the police covertly observed the suspect enteringhis apartment. On approaching the police realized a strong marijuana odor from the leftapartment. They knocked loudly on the door, and upon hearing a commotion in the house, forcedan entry in order to protect the evidence from […]