Supreme Court Rejects Knock-and-Announce Rule for Police
The Supreme Court reaffirmed Monday that police can enter homes in emergencies without knocking or announcing their presence. The decision overturned a ruling by Utah's Supreme Court that said a trial judge was correct to throw out charges stemming from the police search. The trial judge ruled that police had violated the Fourth Amendment's prohibition against unreasonable searches by failing to knock before entering the house.
Supreme Court Backs Police in Emergencies, Associated Press, May 22, 2006.
