Can police force forced entry into a home after a 911 call?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from R v. Johnston, 2014 NSSC 131 (CanLII):
The leading case on emergency calls and forced entry is R v. Godoy. Whether police have authority to enter into a dwelling-house in the course of an investigation of a 911 call, will depend on the circumstances of each case.
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