State v. Sumpter

HUNTER, Judge.

Horace Sumpter (“defendant”) was found guilty of possession of cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of marijuana. He was sentenced to an active term of forty-five days for possession of drug paraphernalia. The remaining convictions were consolidated and defendant was sentenced to a suspended term of six to eight months.

The sole issue on appeal is whether the court erred in denying defendant’s motion to suppress because the officers executing a search warrant did not knock and announce their presence prior to entering defendant’s residence. We find no error.

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