United States DC Circuit

Further findings of fact are required to determine whether the warrantless search by police responding to a radio report of domestic assault was justified by the exigent circumstances exception.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/20/2003
• Decided 04/30/2004
• Published 04/30/2004

Judges

• Before:  EDWARDS and Garland, Circuit Judges, and WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• A. J. Kramer, Federal Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant.   With him on the briefs was Sean C. Grimsley, Assistant Federal Public Defender.


• For Appellees:
  
• Valinda Jones, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee.   On the brief were Roscoe C. Howard, Jr., U.S. Attorney, John R. Fisher, Kathleen M. Konopka, and Roy W. McLeese III, Assistant U.S. Attorneys.