State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Bobby Eric Hutchins, Defendant-Respondent

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey reversed the Appellate Division’s suppression order, holding that a warrantless entry into a home may be justified by exigent circumstances even when those circumstances are police‑created, provided they arise from reasonable investigative conduct and are accompanied by probable cause. The case is remanded for the trial court to resolve the factual disputes on probable cause and the existence of permissible exigent circumstances.