Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Supreme Court endorses warrantless search based on marijuana smell

http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7610-Supreme-Court-endorses-warrantless-search-based-on-marijuana-smell

The court ruled the smell of marijuana and suspicious sounds equated just cause for police to burst into an apartment without a warrant to search and seize private property.

Citing "exigent circumstances" the high court said officers did not require a warrant to enter and search the property.

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