People v. Parker

In People v. Parker, 417 Mich 556; 339 NW2d 455 (1983), the Supreme Court of Michigan held that a five-hour delay between the time the police were given a description of the perpetrator and the time the defendant was arrested without a warrant in his apartment was not justified under the exigent circumstances exception. The Court, noting that the prosecutor had offered no explanation concerning the failure to obtain a warrant, held that the defendant's motion to suppress evidence seized as a result of the warrantless entry should have been granted. See id. at 563.