Title | Warden v. Hayden - Summary Criminal Procedure: Investigating Crime |
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Course | Criminal Due Process |
Institution | Northeastern University |
Pages | 1 |
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warden v hayden case brief...
Warden'v.'Hayden Sunday,+ October+ 23,+ 2016
9:39+ PM
1967 • Facts: ○ Robbery+ occurred ○ Almost+ immediately+ thereafter+ police+ received+ information+ that+ the+ armed+ robber+ had+entered+ a+specified+ house § Rush+to+house § Knock+ and+announce+ their+ presence+ □ Wife+ of+suspect+ (Hayden)+ answers+ door □ Tell+ her+they+ believe+ a+robber+ has+ entered+ the+home+ and+ request+ to+search ® She+"offered+ no+objection" ○ During+ search+ - uncover+ weapons+ and+ evidence+ relating+ to+the+ crime+ - seized § Found+ hayden+ pretending+ to+be+asleep+ in+his+bed+ -->+ arrested+ ○ Sought+ to+suppress+ the+evidence+ on+the+ ground+ that+ it+was+ discovered+ without+ a+search+ warrant+ ○ Justice+ Brennan:+ "neither+ the+ entry+ without+ warrant+ to+search+ for+ the+robber,+ nor+the+ search+ for+him+ without+ warrant+ was+invalid.+ Under+ the+ circumstances+ of+this+case,+ the+ exigencies+ of+the+ situation+ made+ the+ course+ imperative"...