This appeal involves the legality of the police practice of "securing the premises" pending issuance of a search warrant. The trial court held that the officers lawfully entered defendant's apartment and that they permissibly observed evidence of drug activity while on the premises, but that their actions in "securing the premises" while a warrant was being obtained constituted an impermissible ...
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