District of Columbia v. Mancouso

STEADMAN, Associate Judge:

The police, executing a search warrant, entered the house where appellees reside without complying with the “knock and announce” requirement of D.C.Code § 23-524(a) (1996 Repl.). Neither appellee was inside the house at the time but both were in the immediate vicinity and within “earshot” and “eyeshot,” had the police complied with the statute. The principal issue before us in this pretrial government appeal is whether the trial court was correct in ruling that the appellees had standing to seek the suppression of the evidence seized in the house. Surprisingly, this…