People v. Arterberry

Detroit police officers, acting with an informant, purchased heroin at a residence suspected of serving as a drug distribution site. The same day, during a thirty-minute period of surveillance, police observed seven persons make short visits to the site. On the basis of this information, the police the next day obtained a search warrant authorizing them to search the residence and "Doug,” the man who had sold the heroin.

The police knocked on the door and announced themselves. They heard someone running away and forced the door open. Inside they found seven persons, who were subjected to a…