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Warrantless police drug searches- Emergency aid doctrine in Virginia

Warrantless police home and hotel room searches are disfavored under Virginia appellate case law absent exigencies that justify not taking the time to seek and obtain a search warrant. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that police searches often come without a search warrant,...