For the following hypothetical problem, review Chapter 5 in the Lippman textbook and discuss whether there were exigent circumstances in this case.Use the IRAC format to organize your answer.

Manchester, New Hampshire, police responded to a reported robbery. Witnesses reported to the police that a white male, twenty-five to thirty years old, roughly six feet tall and weighing 200 pounds, wearing a New England Patriots jacket and a green hooded sweatshirt, entered the store, went behind the counter, and stabbed the clerk at least three times before leaving with cash from the register. The police found a key ring containing a key to a Kia automobile, which the police concluded belonged to the suspect. Officers found a Kia nearby and after relaying the license plate to dispatch, police learned that the car belonged to Scott Robinson, that he lived eight blocks from the store, and that he had a prior robbery conviction. At that point, officers were sent to Robinson's apartment building.

Four officers were dispatched to Robinson's apartment and could see and hear movement inside the apartment. There also were wet footprints in the hallway leading to the defendant's door.

The officers knocked on Robinson's door and announced their presence but received no response. They then spoke to a neighbor and asked her if Robinson lived in that apartment. After officers brought her down to a police cruiser and showed her a picture of Robinson on a computer, she confirmed that he lived there. Upon returning to the suspect's door, police heard a female voice inside say something to the effect of "you're such an idiot," and again they knocked and announced their presence.

Robinson's girlfriend, Kimberly Dunn, opened the door. Two officers immediately stepped into the apartment and opened a closed closet to ensure nobody was hiding inside. Upon opening the closet, the officers saw a Patriots jacket and a green hooded sweatshirt.

Dunn then told the officers that Robinson was in the bedroom with a knife to his chest. The officers went into the bedroom, found Robinson, arrested him, and took him out of the apartment. The officers secured the premises and applied for a search warrant.

Were the police officers justified in entering Robinson's apartment based on exigent circumstances? Discuss all facts that support your argument for each specific exigent circumstance. Use IRAC to format your response.