State v. Terry

STEELMAN, Judge.

Where there were warning signs that the premises were under audio and visual surveillance, and there were cameras and recording devices throughout the Sheriff’s Department and in the conference room where the conversation between defendant and his wife took place, defendant did not have a reasonable expectation of privacy and the marital privilege was. not applicable. When the purpose of a search warrant is to search for illegal drugs, the time between law enforcement’s “knock and announce” and their entry into the residence may be reduced. Where defendant lived at and owned a…