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U.S. v. Banks, No. 02-473 (U.S. Supreme Court) (540 U.S. 31; 124 S.Ct. 521) (December 2, 2003) (Justice Souter)

Loaded on Nov. 1, 2003 published in Punch and Jurists November 10, 2003
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Searches - Knock and Announce.

Here the Court held that police officers executing a search warrant do not violate a suspect’s constitutional rights by waiting only 15 to 20 seconds after knocking and announcing their presence before breaking into his residence.

On July 15th, 1998, Las Vegas police officers executed a warrant to search the ...

 

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