Whether the warrantless entry and search of Merid's apartment violated the Fourth Amendment

QUESTION PRESENTED The police forcibly entered Merid’s apartment without a warrant claiming a reasonable basis to conclude that Merid was suicidal and needed assistance despite the fact that Merid told them through a closed door he was fine. The police had no concerns that Merid had committed a crime or had weapons and knew that he lived alone. The question presented is whether that entry and, after rendering aid to Merid, the subsequent warrantless search of a closed room of the apartment violated the Fourth Amendment and the principles recently announced by this Court in Caniglia v. Strom, 141 8. Ct. 1596 (2021). 1 LIST OF ALL PROCEEDINGS Commonwealth v. Merid, No. CF 18039 (Alexandria Circuit Court, June 28, 2019). Merid v. Commonwealth, 841 S.E.2d 873 (Va. App. 2020) Merid v. Commonwealth, 858 S.E.2d 825 (Va. 2021) 2