knock-and-announce

Looking back over Supreme Court Fourth Amendment cases for the last decade or two, we see that when the question is focused on the substantive Fourth Amendment, the more expansive view often wins, and conservative justices often join in (thermal imaging, knock-and-announce ...).

The Volokh Conspiracy » “Where Is the Fourth Amendment Docket?” 2010

Examples of such technical violations are minor defects in a warrant (Leon), knock-and-announce violations (Hudson), and reliance on negligent errors in a police database (Herring).

The Volokh Conspiracy » The Good Faith Exception and Changing Law: Misunderstanding “Good Faith” 2010

Examples of such technical violations are minor defects in a warrant (Leon), knock-and-announce violations (Hudson), and reliance on negligent errors in a police database (Herring).

The Volokh Conspiracy » The Good Faith Exception and Changing Law: Misunderstanding “Good Faith” 2010

Looking back over Supreme Court Fourth Amendment cases for the last decade or two, we see that when the question is focused on the substantive Fourth Amendment, the more expansive view often wins, and conservative justices often join in thermal imaging, knock-and-announce...

The Volokh Conspiracy » “Where Is the Fourth Amendment Docket?” 2010

The case was reargued after Alito replaced O'Connor, and now, with Alito's vote, the Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the state, permitting the use of evidence where the police failed to follow the "knock-and-announce" rule established in Fourth Amendment law.

Archive 2006-06-01 Ann Althouse 2006

From the trial level onward, Michigan has conceded that the entry was a knock-and-announce violation.

Archive 2006-06-01 Ann Althouse 2006

When the knock-and-announce rule does apply, it is not easy to determine precisely what officers must do.

Archive 2006-06-01 Ann Althouse 2006

And suppose further that government turned on the cameras or activated the silent beeper without any specific notice to us akin to the ancient common-law requirement of knock-and-announce.

Privacy In The Digital Age: Encryption And Mandatory Access 1998

WI Vows To Watch E.rly Prison Releases Closely For Repeat Crimes TX2: Defendant allowed third party to deal with fire scene, so that person could consent IL follows Hudson under state constitution in knock-and-announce violation E. D.Cal.

Capital Defense Weekly cdw 2010

"Finding that defendants ... could knock down the front door once they heard movement inside the house, as defendants suggest, could eviscerate the knock-and-announce requirement,"

Courthouse News Service 2010