United States First Circuit

US v. Martins, 04-1474

Denial of defendant's motion to suppress evidence is affirmed where the police lawfully entered defendant's abode pursuant to the emergency aid branch of the exigent circumstances doctrine.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/27/2005
• Published 06/27/2005

Judges

• SELYA, Circuit Judge., Before SELYA, Circuit Judge, BALDOCK, Senior Circuit Judge, and HOWARD, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Wendy Sibbison, by appointment of the court, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Virginia M. Vander Jagt, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Michael J. Sullivan, United States Attorney, was on brief, for appellee.