U.S. v. BRAGG

No. 97-2293.

138 F.3d 1194 (1998)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Timothy BRAGG, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 16, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia A. Tomaw (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Springfield, IL, Jeffrey B. Lang, Office of the United States Attorney, Rock Island, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Douglas C. Scovil (argued), Ruud, Scovil & Marsh, Rock Island, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before CUMMINGS, CUDAHY, and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.


EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Police arrived at the house of Timothy Bragg with search and arrest warrants. Agent Trudell yelled "police officer, search warrant", knocked loudly two or three times, and yelled "police, search warrant" again. A lack of response from inside led the police to break this door, which absorbed three blows from a battering ram before it yielded. Inside they found a second locked door, which yielded to a single kick. Two of the nine people inside...

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