Legal Opinion
State v. Sanchez
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided March 20, 1981No. 5036-PRPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GORDON, Justice:
Appellees were indicted by a Pima County Grand Jury for unlawful possession of marijuana for sale and conspiracy in the first degree. Before trial, their motion to suppress evidence seized in the search of a house was granted in Pima County Superior Court on the sole ground that the officers who executed the search warrant failed to comply with the requirements of A.R.S. § 13-3916(B):
“An officer may break into a building, premises, or vehicle or any part thereof, to execute the warrant when:
“1. After notice of his authority and purpose, he receives no response within a…
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