Coleman v. United States

TERRY, Associate Judge:

Appellant was charged with possession of marijuana 1 and possession of drug paraphernalia. 2 Before trial he moved to suppress certain evidence that was seized during a search of his home. Appellant claimed that despite a eoncededly valid search warrant, the officers violated the Fourth Amendment and applicable knock-and-announce statutes when they entered his house by means of a ruse without first announcing their true purpose and authority. The trial court, after an evidentiary hearing, denied the motion. F ol-lowing a non-jury trial, appellant was convicted of…