June 18, 2012 By Paul Wallin

The police must obtain a search or arrest warrant before they enter your home. However, there are a few exceptions to the warrant requirement. One of these exceptions is if they claim that it was an emergency and if they didn’t enter your home the evidence of a crime would be destroyed or the alleged perpetrator would escape or someone within the home would be injured. However, the police have the burden or proving in court that the emergency really existed and is not something they just made up so they could search your house looking for evidence of a crime. Your lawyer needs to bring a motion to suppress evidence per Penal Code Section 1538.5 in an attempt to have the entry into your home without a warrant deemed unlawful.

AUTHOR: Paul Wallin

Paul Wallin is one of the most highly respected attorneys in Southern California. His vast experience, zealous advocacy for his clients and extensive knowledge of many areas of the law make Mr. Wallin a premiere Southern California attorney. Mr. Wallin founded Wallin & Klarich in 1981. As the senior partner of Wallin & Klarich, Mr. Wallin has been successfully representing clients for more than 30 years. Clients come to him for help in matters involving assault and battery, drug crimes, juvenile crimes, theft, manslaughter, sex offenses, murder, violent crimes, misdemeanors and felonies. Mr. Wallin also helps clients with family law matters such as divorce and child custody.

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