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th we te Se et mt ae I RSA = <a = Legal Counsel to Mr. Adams — ! se LOS ANGELES TRIAL OF WILLIAM AND EMILY HARRIS == yj) e @lso hard to understand how the Judge cc could tha thas, cane crc feither Hearst or..the Narrises, had gone. “For ‘appraximat A es ‘11/2 years without indication:of violence. on their part. a, Even if thé Judge was correct in this “statement whieh he Da : was not, we can find no law supportive of the fact. that a pers ¥ voided apprehension following = Commission of a.violent_ crine(s) must be assumed. to have: “given wu his violent propens sities if. the period folléwing . the commission of the violent t ofine. exceeds 11/2 years. — Notwithstanding the? Aakese, % there are numerous, - i cases which h may be cited jin su ipport’ of principle that. law - fea enforcement officers may enter r aaneliing “without, “a. “search © ‘warrant’ for thé @ "purpose of making “a an arrest ‘if there o is~probablé cause to believe that theyperson “sought to be- axvrested” is in“the dwelling, and the existence of exigent Siretistances “demand that action be taken_: immediately as Opposed to delayi ing the entry for ox purpose of obtaining a ssearcn Warrant. See. Mc Donald v. United States, 335 U.S. | ; 451 i (1948); Wardeityv. “Hayden, 38 387 U.S. 294 (1957); Dorman ° . v. United States, 435, Fr2d 385 (D.C. Cir. 1970); Salvador v. Unitcd States, - 505 2d 1348 (8th Cir. 1974); ana Unitec States v. Williams, 385 F. Supp. 1400 (E.D. Mich. 974). Particular attention should be paid to a California case, People v. Hill, 528 P. 2d 1 (1974), which noted that police officers, under California statute, are justified in - entering a closed residence in order to make an arrest if the officers have reasonable grounds to believe that the person bo. bé,arrested is inside the residence and if the o officers, Haye “demanded admittance anc explained the purpose __ for which’ athe, admittance is sought. See also, in this |. . connection, “eMiller v. United States, 357 U.S. 301 (1958), °°. set forth'in Vol. 1, Manual of Instructions, Section 2, page 5a attached. - - 47C . _Upder the facts,.as.relay ed.to.S2 ~by.. SA ehrerber, .Judge-. Brandler's.rnling,o£.. 3/1/76 iS ine. correct “under be both Fe Federal ang California law. y RECOMMENDATION : _ Stes oe or Se None. For information. .