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Criminal

Oct. 28, 2003

Decision in 'Banks' Will Affect Police Knock-Notice Practices

Focus Column Criminal Law By Laurie L. Levenson A hot issue before the courts today is the scope of the "knock and announce" rule. The rule generally requires that law-enforcement officers announce themselves before barging into a residence to conduct a search. However, the rule is far from absolute; exceptions exist if there are "exigent circumstances."

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