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COM. v. MORGAN

517 Pa. 93 (1987)

534 A.2d 1054

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant, v. Joseph Stanley MORGAN, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided December 24, 1987.

Reargument Denied February 2, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Reilly, Dist. Atty., Media, Dennis C. McAndrews, Wayne, for appellant.

Michael P. Dignazio, Media, for appellee.

Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, ZAPPALA and PAPADAKOS, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

LARSEN, Justice.

In this matter we are called upon to interpret the "knock and announce" rule as provided by Rule 2007 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure. Rule 2007 provides, in relevant part:

(a) A law enforcement officer executing a search warrant shall, before entry, give, or make reasonable effort to give, notice of his identity, authority and purpose to any occupant...

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