Temple of Justice

Facts:

Petitioner Tyler King was prosecuted for reckless driving on a motorcycle after being arrested and issued a criminal citation by a police officer outside of the officer’s territorial jurisdiction.  King moved to dismiss the charge in Clark County District Court, arguing the officer arrested him outside his department’s boundaries without a valid interlocal agreement allowing him to do so.  Read more…

Synopsis: Whether police officers’ warrantless entry into an apartment to investigate a domestic violence call was justified by the emergency exception to the warrant requirement.