24 Va. App. 654 - Wood v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis
1997
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
March 1998
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Payton v. New York · Ornelas v. United States · Chambers v. Maroney · South Dakota v. Opperman · Cady v. Dombrowski
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“[Q]uite clearly police have occasion to enter premises without a warrant for a variety of ... purposes. The police have "complex and multiple tasks to perform in addition to identifying and apprehending persons committing serious criminal offenses"; by design or default, the police are also expected to "reduce the opportunities for the commission of some crimes through preventive patrol and other measures," "aid individuals who are in danger of physical harm," "assist those who cannot care for themselves," "resolve conflict," "create and maintain a feeling of security in the community," and "provide other services on an emergency basis."”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“exception to the warrant requirement. Compare Waters, 20 Va.App. at 288-91 , 456 S.E.2d at 529-30 , and Barrett, 18 Va.App. at 776-79 , 447 S.E.2d at 245-46 , with Reynolds v. Commonwealth, 9 Va.App. 430, 436-37 , 388 S.E.2d 659, 662-64 (1990), and Shannon v. Commonwealth, 18 Va.App. 31, 34-35 , 441 S.E.2d 225, 226-27 , aff'd on reh'g, 19 Va.App. 145 , 449 S.E.2d 584 (1994). This Court has defined the community caretaker function of the police to be that duty which”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“Barrett, 18 Va.App. at 777 , 447 S.E.2d at 245 . The community caretaker doctrine, like the emergency exception to the warrant requirement, is grounded in consideration of the fact that police [officers] owe”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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