STATE v. STEVENS

No. 92-1557-CR.

181 Wis.2d 410 (1994)

511 N.W.2d 591

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Appellant-Petitioner, v. Bruce M. STEVENS, Defendant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided February 8, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiff-appellant-petitioner the cause was argued by Stephen W. Kleinmaier, assistant attorney general, with whom on the briefs was James E. Doyle, attorney general.

For the defendant-respondent there was a brief by Bonnie S. Musial and Julian, Musial, Wettersten & Friedrich, S.C., Madison and oral argument by Bonnie S. Musial.


STEINMETZ, J.

The issues presented in this case are:

(1) Is the rule of announcement a constitutional requirement?

(2) Is a search of a residence for drugs, pursuant to a warrant, reasonable under the Fourth Amendment when the police do not comply with the rule of announcement but provide the following facts in the affidavit in support of the warrant: first, drugs that are easily disposed of are in the residence...

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