STATE v. FLETCHER


789 S.W.2d 565 (1990)

STATE of Tennessee, Appellee, v. George Allen FLETCHER, Appellant.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, at Nashville.

Permission to Appeal Denied May 2, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kymberly Lynn Ann Hattaway, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dan Hamm, Asst. Dist. Atty. Gen., Nashville, for appellee.

Gloria A. Dumas, Nashville, for appellant.


Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court May 2, 1990.

OPINION

DAUGHTREY, Judge.

In this delayed appeal, we are asked to determine whether Nashville police violated the so-called "knock and announce rule" when they kicked in the door and executed a search warrant at the home of the defendant, George Allen Fletcher. Fletcher pleaded guilty to felonious possession of cocaine, but reserved the right to appeal the validity of the officers' conduct...

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