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UNITED STATES v. RAMIREZ

No. 96-1469.

523 U.S. 65 (1998)

UNITED STATES v. RAMIREZ

United States Supreme Court.

Decided March 4, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David C. Frederick argued the cause for the United States. With him on the briefs were Solicitor General Waxman, Acting Assistant Attorney General Keeney, Deputy Solicitor General Dreeben, and J. Douglas Wilson.

Michael R. Levine argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.*

Rehnquist, C. J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.

Chief Justice Rehnquist delivered the opinion of the Court.

In Richards v. Wisconsin, 520 U.S. 385, 394 (1997), we held that so-called "no-knock" entries are justified when police officers have a "reasonable suspicion" that knocking and announcing their presence before entering would "be dangerous or futile, or . . . inhibit the effective investigation of the crime." In this case...

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