People v. Conner

This case involves a motion to suppress evidence obtained in an allegedly illegal search. According to the defendant, the police officers’ failure to announce their authority and purpose prior to the execution of the search warrant for narcotics violated the defendant’s constitutional right, guaranteed under the fourth and fourteenth amendments, to be free from unreasonable searches. The circuit court of Cook County found the existence of exigent circumstances to obviate a “knock and announce” requirement and denied the motion to suppress. The defendant was subsequently convicted by a jury of…