Commonwealth v. Manduchi

Opinion by

Flood, J.,

On this appeal the defendant questions (1) the admission in evidence against him of material obtained by detectives, armed with a warrant to search his residence, who broke through the doors of his apartment without announcing their authority and purpose and (2) the correctness of the trial judge’s statement of the issue in his charge to the jury.

1. The police officers who went to the defendant’s apartment to execute the search warrant found the door locked. The first officer to reach the door knocked and heard a “scuffling” noise inside. Without waiting for any further…