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Pou v. California

Petition for certiorari denied on February 20, 2018

Docket No. Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
17-870 N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2017

Issue: (1) Whether the proof required to satisfy Brigham 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 cause"albeit directed at an emergency, instead of criminality"or something less; and (2) whether the police officers" sweep in this case violated Brigham City v. Stuart"s objectively-reasonable-basis standard.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
11/06/2017Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 16, 2018)
01/03/2018Waiver of right of respondent California to respond filed.
01/31/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2018.
02/20/2018Petition DENIED.