United States v. Michael Hawkins

TORRUELLA, Chief Judge.

On January 12, 1995, the Melrose, Massachusetts Police Department received a telephone call regarding the fraudulent purchase of video tapes from a store in Clearwater, Florida. An extensive investigation ensued, producing sufficient evidence to allow the authorities to seek and obtain a search warrant of Appellant’s business and residence. The warrant included a “no-knock” provision for the search of Appellant’s apartment.

This provision was requested after police discovered that Appellant had an extensive criminal record involving acts of violence. These included…