LA2: Hot pursuit valid; fleeing man with warrants led to officer seeing another inside also with warrants

The officer here was in hot pursuit of the defendant because he knew there were warrants on him and defendant fled into a house. The officer called for backup and hesitated outside for a few minutes, saw another wanted person inside and entered. The entry was reasonable based on hot pursuit. There was a plain view followed by multiple consents to search. State v. Fountain, 2015 La. App. LEXIS 400 (La.App. 2 Cir. March 4, 2015):

In the instant case, it is undisputed that both the defendant and Deloach had outstanding felony warrants for their arrest. Officer Attaway testified that he entered the defendant’s residence in hot pursuit of Deloach. The officer testified that he had witnessed Deloach run into the back entrance of the defendant’s home and he remained outside of the residence to ensure that Deloach did not escape. While waiting for backup, Officer Attaway saw the defendant and knew that the defendant had warrants for his arrest; he also saw Deloach standing inside of the defendant’s home. Based on these facts, we find that the trial court was not manifestly erroneous in concluding that the police officers’ entry into the residence, in hot pursuit of a criminal suspect, did not violate the constitution.