State v. Riddle

Koehler, Judge.

On August 19, 1994, the Clinton County Sheriff’s Department executed a search warrant for evidence of drug trafficking at the “entire premises of a one story white frame residence house * * * and any other outbuildings or motor vehicles on the property of * * * 1836 East Fork Road.” The magistrate issuing the warrant was “satisfied that there is probable cause to believe that officers would be exposed to risk of serious physical harm if forced to ‘knock and notify.’ ”

Deputy Mike Jones was part of the law enforcement team executing the warrant. One of Jones’s duties was to…