Legal Opinion

State v. Attaway

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided February 2, 1994No. 20540PublishedCited by 218 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

RANSOM, Chief Justice.

We issued a writ of certiorari to the Court of Appeals to review an opinion of that Court sanctioning forcible police entry pursuant to a warrant within ten to fifteen seconds after the executing officer announced his authority and purpose. See State v. Attaway, 114 N.M. 83, 835 P.2d 81 (Ct.App.1992). In this opinion, we discuss the standard by which we review a district court’s determination that exigent circumstances were present, examine the basis for the “knock and announce” rule under federal and state law, and review the state and federal constitutional…

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2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Ker v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Pullman-Standard v. SwintSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  5. United States v. RabinowitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1950

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3Cited by218 opinions

  1. State v. GomezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1997
  2. State v. Jason L.New Mexico Supreme Court · 2000
  3. State v. TorresNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1999
  4. State v. SalazarNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1997
  5. State v. DuffyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1998

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