Legal Opinion
David Doran v. Dennis Eckold, in His Official Capacity as President of the Board of Police Commissioners of Kansas City
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 6, 2005No. 03-1810PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Chief Judge.
At 10:00 p.m. on the evening of August 11, 1998, Kansas City police executed a warrant to search the home of David Do-ran for drugs and other contraband, using a tactic called “dynamic entry.” Officer Ty Grant, serving as “ram officer,” yelled “Police, search warrant,” and immediately hit the front door with his ram, breaking in on the third hit. Officer Mark Sumpter as point man entered the house before its occupants had time to answer the door. When Sumpter reached the kitchen doorway, he saw Doran running toward him pointing a handgun. Sumpter testified that he yelled,…
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