Legal Opinion
Thompson v. Mahre
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 7, 1997No. 94-16912PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KLEINFELD, Circuit Judge:
This is a qualified immunity case arising out of an early morning execution of a search warrant. Two issues arise, the procedure to be followed, and the exigency exception to the knock and announce requirement.
A. Facts.
Joseph Deshetres, whose house was the object of the search, was a member of a motorcycle gang thought by the police to be violent, and he had a substantial criminal record. The police had probable cause to believe that Deshetres had sold methamphetamine, and would have evidence of his methamphetamine dealing at his house. The search warrant affidavit…
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