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United States v. Banks
United States Supreme Court
540 U.S. 31, 124 S.Ct 521, 157 L.Ed.2d 343 (2003)
- Written by Sean Carroll, JD
Facts
Law enforcement obtained a search warrant for Banks’s (defendant) apartment based on probable cause of the presence of cocaine. In executing the warrant, they announced their presence at the apartment, waited 15-20 seconds without a response, and then knocked down the door and entered. Banks moved to suppress evidence obtained in the search because he was in fact in the shower at the time of the execution of the warrant and had not heard the officers knock and announce their presence. The United States Supreme Court granted certiorari
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Souter, J.)
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