Spradley v. State

ALTENBERND, Judge.

James Spradley appeals his judgment and sentence for armed trafficking in cocaine, operating a crack house, and possession of marijuana. Mr. Spradley pleaded no contest to the charges after the trial court denied his dispositive motion to suppress the evidence seized at his home that supported the charges. Mr. Spradley argues on appeal that the police violated Florida’s knock-and-announce statute by failing to wait a reasonable time before entering his residence to execute a search warrant. See § 933.09, Fla. Stat. (2003). Because the officers intentionally detonated an…