State v. Hand

OPINION

SERNA, Justice.

{1} Defendant Jerry Hand was charged with trafficking (manufacturing) methamphetamine; possession of methamphetamine; manufacture, possession, or transfer of drug precursors; and possession of drug paraphernalia. He moved to suppress the evidence against him on the ground that law enforcement agents had violated the knock- and-announce rule when executing a search warrant on his property. The district court granted Defendant’s motion, and the State appealed. The Court of Appeals affirmed in a memorandum opinion, concluding that the search was unconstitutional because the…