United States Third Circuit

Defendant's conviction and sentence for drug-related crimes is vacated pursuant to a claim of improper denial of a motion to suppress where the exigent circumstances exception to the warrant requirement did not justify a warrantless entry and search of defendant's hotel room since police impermissibly created the very exigency at issue.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/07/2005
• Decided 02/09/2006
• Published 02/09/2006

Judges

• GARTH, Circuit Judge., Before ROTH, FUENTES, and GARTH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jeffrey M. Lindy, (Argued), Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant Terrance Coles.


• For Appellees:
  
• Patrick L. Meehan, United States Attorney, Laurie Magid, Deputy United States Attorney, for Policy and Appeals, Robert A. Zauzmer, Assistant United States Attorney, Senior Appellate Counsel, Martin Harrell, (Argued), Special Assistant United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellee United States of America.