Turrubiate v. Texas (Original)
Annotate this CaseThe State applied for the Supreme Court's discretionary review to address what constituted exigent circumstances permitting police officers to enter a home without a warrant. The Court agreed with the appellate court's holding that probable cause to believe that illegal drugs were in a home coupled with an odor of marijuana from the home and a police officer making his presence known to the occupants did not justify a warrantless entry. However, because the court of appeals did not address the State's alternative ground for finding exigent circumstances regarding child safety, the Court remanded the case to that court to do so.
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