Moore v. United States

WASHINGTON, Associate Judge:

After the trial judge denied Byron Moore’s pretrial motion to suppress physical evidence, Moore waived a jury trial, and was convicted of carrying a pistol without a license, 1 possession of an unregistered firearm, 2 and unregistered ammunition. 3 Moore filed a timely appeal to this court and argues that the decision of the police officers to forcibly enter the apartment he occupied was not justified by exigent circumstances, and violated the “knock and announce” statute, D.C.Code § 33-565(g) (1998), and the Fourth Amendment. Although this is admittedly a close…