Learn about warrantless entries of homes, curtilage, and open fields.

Questions answered:

• Where is curtilage and what can cops do while on it?

• When can police chase a person into their home under hot pursuit?

• What are the four factors needed before police may enter a home to prevent destruction of evidence?

• Is it “community caretaking” or the “emergency aid doctrine” that allows police to enter a home? Or both?