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Objectively Reasonable Basis
Definition
The standard articulated in Brigham City v. Stuart for emergency aid entries, requiring that an officer's belief that someone inside needs immediate help be grounded in objective facts that a reasonable person would find persuasive, rather than being based solely on the officer's subjective hunches or feelings.
Examples
- •The central dispute was whether this standard is equivalent to probable cause, something less, or a distinct inquiry altogether