Archie v. State

This appeal from the Circuit Court for Washington County presents the question of whether officers serving a search warrant violated the “knock and announce” rule because, after announcing their purpose and authority, they entered before they were denied admittance by the lessee of the apartment described in the warrant. 1 A Washington County jury (the Honorable Fred C. Wright, III, presiding) convicted Fleance Tyrone Archie, appellant, of possession of marijuana and possession of cocaine. 2 Appellant now presents two questions for our review:

I. DID THE COURT ERR IN REFUSING TO SUPPRESS THE…