Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Jaya-Balcazar v. United States
417 U.S. 948
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1974-06-10
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- exigent circumstances exist where totality of circumstances reveal an imminent threat of destruction of evidence
- once inside, a quick and cursory viewing of the apartment is permissible to check for persons who may present a security risk
- probable cause based, in part, upon “the white plastic bag, a common item in narcotics distribution, ... protruding U/2 inches outside the closed purse.”
- probable cause based, in part, upon "the white plastic bag, a common item in narcotics distribution, ... protruding 1 1/2 inches outside the closed purse."
- requisite foundation found despite police officer’s “minimal exposure” to defendant’s voice
- possession of heroin valued at $4,200 supports inference
- discussion of meaning of “inadvertence” in Coolidge
Citator
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C. A. 2d Cir. Certiorari denied.