warrantless entry and arrest justified where "officers fear[ed]" defendant would become suspicious when party cooperating with authorities failed to return at expected time and that he would destroy or remove the cocaine before they could obtain a warrant
How later courts described this case
- warrantless entry and arrest justified where "officers fear[ed]" defendant would become suspicious when party cooperating with authorities failed to return at expected time and that he would destroy or remove the cocaine before they could obtain a warrant
- "[I]t is clear that prior notice and hearing is not required to tow illegally parked cars."
Written by the judges who cited it.
The opinion
Ct. App. Mo., Western Dist. Certiorari denied.