[Eva]

I don't understand why the conviction was not overturned due to the illegal entry into the private residence. I don't see how it is legal for the police to enter a private home with no evidence of a crime in progress, but the neighbors word for it. I mean if I call the police and tell them that my neighbor is dealing crack out of a trailer on the side of the house. The police would either have to stake out the place or get a search warrant.

[FF578]

If a person calls in that someone is in the middle of an assault, and Police arrive on scene and hear the sounds of a possible assault in progress, the police have a duty to enter to prevent injury to human life.

That is exactly what occured.