State v. Rockford

On August 24, 2007, officers from the Manalapan Police Department executed a search warrant at the home that defendant John J. Rockford, III shared with his parents. Based upon an investí*431gation that included surveillance, officers suspected defendant of conducting a drug distribution operation in his residence, and concluded that defendant had access to weapons located in the home. The search warrant executed by the Manalapan police officers was a “knock-and-announce” warrant, which, with narrow exceptions, requires officers to knock on the door and announce their authority and purpose before…