Explain when and under what circumstances the police may enter a home without a warrant under exigent circumstances to render emergency aid
What will be an ideal response?
Police may enter a home under exigent circumstances to render aid when they reasonably believe that an occupant is or is about to be seriously injured. The Supreme Court has said that the relevant consideration is whether the officer has an “objectively reasonable basis for believing that a person is in need of aid.”
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