Cmrj 306 Week 1 The Evolution Of Criminal Investigations

This study source was downloaded by 100000867488176 from CourseHero.com on 08-08-2023 12:05:57 GMT -05:00https://www.coursehero.com/file/205431999/Week-1-The-evolution-of-criminal-investigationsdocx/Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org) Exigent circumstances refer to a scenario that necessitates rapid response. Immediate action would be justified in the following circumstances: preventing imminent threat to life or substantial property damage. Stop a suspect who committed a felony act from fleeing. Two examples of exigent circumstances would be, while pursuing a fleeing felon on foot who runs into a home, due to the circumstances surrounding the situation you would be justified in entering the residence without a warrant to apprehend the subject. The second example would be you receive a call for service about a domestic disturbance involving physical violence. In this situation you arrive at the residence, and while attempting to make contact you hear a person inside the residence screaming for help, and you hear another subject yelling threats. This would be enough exigent circumstances to enter the home without a warrant to preserve life and to protect the innocent. A local case I found involved defendant Jason Michael crashed his truck into a smaller vehicleon Louisiana Highway 44 in Ascension Parish in June 2016, then fled the scene. Police discovered him a few