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Petition of the day

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Thepetition of the day is:

17-870

Issues:(1) Whether the proof required to satisfyBrigham City v. Stuart, which held that the emergency-aid exception to the warrant requirement allows warrantless home searches when the police have an objectively reasonable basis for believing that an occupant is seriously injured or imminently threatened with such injury, is equivalent to probable causealbeit directed at an emergency, instead of criminalityor something less; and (2) whether the police officers sweep in this case violatedBrigham City v. Stuarts objectively-reasonable-basis standard.

Cases: Pou v. California

Recommended Citation: Aurora Barnes, Petition of the day, SCOTUSblog (Jan. 4, 2018, 12:00 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2018/01/petition-of-the-day-1295/