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COMMONWEALTH v. WILMER

No. 40 MAP 2017.

194 A.3d 564 (2018)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Ashley Lauren WILMER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided: September 21, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence Jonathan Goode, Esq. , Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association, Amicus Curiae.

Leonard Sosnov, Esq. , Defender Association of Philadelphia, Defender Association of Philadelphia, Amicus Curiae.

Bradley Adam Winnick, Esq. , Dauphin County Public Defender's Office, Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Amicus Curiae.

Michael Halkias, Esq. , Cumberland County Public Defender's Office, Joshua Merrill Yohe, Esq. , for Appellant.

Merle L. Ebert Jr., Esq. , Matthew Peter Smith, Esq. , Cumberland County District Attorney's Office, Courtney Ellen Hair, Esq. , Charles John Volkert Jr., Esq. , for Appellee.

SAYLOR, C.J., BAER, TODD, DONOHUE, DOUGHERTY, WECHT, MUNDY, JJ.

OPINION

Absent a recognized exception, under the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution1 it is axiomatic that a law enforcement officer may not make a warrantless entry into a private dwelling. One such exception to the warrant requirement is the "emergency...

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