Williams v. United States

ROGERS, Chief Judge:

Appellant appeals his conviction of possession of an unregistered firearm, ammunition and drug paraphernalia, D.C.Code §§ 6-2311(a), -2361(3) (1989 Repl.) and 33-603(a) (1988 Repl.), on the ground that the physical evidence should have been suppressed since it was discovered during a search that violated the District of Columbia’s “knock and announce” statute, D.C. Code § 33-565(g) (1988 Repl.). The trial judge found that exigent circumstances justified the police action. We affirm. 1

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A search warrant for 1465 Morris Road, S.E., was issued based on information obtained by…