No-Knock : Unannounced Forcible Entry, Historically, in the States and in the Federal District of Columbia Court Reform and Criminal Procedure Act of 1970 and Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970.
Examines the historical development of rules limiting unannounced forcible entry by law enforcement officers, and reviews constitutionally permissable exceptions outlined by the Supreme Court in Ker v. California. Also examines the controversy over inclusion of these "no-knock" provisions...
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