United States v. Thomas Griffin and Catherine Tucker

Federal Narcotics Agents in the City of Detroit who had, by dint of surveillance and two prior lawful arrests, developed probable cause for the search of appellee Griffin’s apartment determined to do so.' An agent was dispatched to procure a search warrant, while other agents were dispatched to Griffin’s apartment to “secure” it. Promptly on their arrival, and after receiving no reply to their knock, they “secured” the apartment by forcibly entering it, discovering a considerable quantity of narcotics and related paraphernalia in plain view. At this point appellee Tucker came into the…