United States v. Timmann, No. 11-15832 (11th Cir. 2013)
Annotate this CaseDefendant appealed his conviction for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The court found that the district court erred in holding that the emergency aid exception justified law enforcement officers' warrantless entry into defendant's apartment where, considering the totality of the circumstances, it was not reasonable for the officers to believe that someone inside defendant's apartment was in danger and in need of immediate aid. Because the officers' initial entry into defendant's apartment was not reasonable under the Fourth Amendment, the district court erred in holding that the same justification permitted the officers to enter defendant's bedroom. Finally, the court held that the district court erred in denying defendant's ore tenus motion to suppress with regard to defendant's statements during two telephone calls at issue, but did not err in denying defendant's ore tenus motion to suppress with regard to defendant's statements during another telephone call. Accordingly, the court vacated and remanded for further proceedings.
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