Legal Opinion
United States v. Roscoe B. Sargent
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 27, 2003No. 02-1839PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
The question on appeal is whether the district' court erred in suppressing evidence obtained in a search of an apartment, pursuant to a warrant. The suppression order was based on the brief amount of time — five seconds — between the police officers’ knock and announcement and the forced entry into the apartment. Based on the circumstances showing a threat to the safety of the police officers, we hold the suppression order was in error and reverse.
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There is no material dispute as to the facts found by the trial court.
At about 7:30 p.m. on December 29, 2000, Special Agent…
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