Hall v. Commonwealth - COA, 1/10/14, To Be published
Police officers had a landlord unlock
the door of a suspect’s home for them.
The officers then entered the residence because they smelled marijuana
when the door was opened. The Court of
Appeals held that the landlord did not have the authority to open a suspect’s
door for police, and the smell of marijuana could not serve as an exigent
circumstance because the officers created the exigent circumstance.
Tom
Ransdell and Kate Benward represented
Hall on appeal, while private attorney Sally
Ann Wasielewski represented Hall before the circuit court.
Contributed by Emily Rhorer
