State v. Kerr

I conclude that the search in this case was constitutional on the basis of the existing law on no-knock entries. At the time the warrant was executed, the officers had reasonable grounds to believe that the defendant, who was suspected of drug trafficking, was carrying a concealed weapon. State's Brief, pp. 20-22. State v. Watkinson, 161 Wis. 2d 750, 468 N.W.2d 763 (1991).

As I explained in my concurrence in State v. Stevens, 181 Wis. 2d 410, 436, 511 N.W.2d 591, I do not join the majority in abandoning the knock-and-announce rule.

*384I am authorized to state that CHIEF JUSTICE Nathan S. Heffernan…