U.S. v. KING

No. 99-3275.

222 F.3d 1280 (2000)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kevin L. KING, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

August 23, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melody Evans, Assistant Federal Public Defender, (David J. Phillips, Federal Public Defender for the District of Kansas, Topeka, KS, with her on the briefs), for Appellant.

Randy M. Hendershot, Assistant United States Attorney, (Jackie N. Williams, United States Attorney, and Nancy Landis Caplinger, Assistant United States Attorney, Topeka, KS, on the brief), for Appellee.

Before SEYMOUR, Chief Judge, HENRY, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.


MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

The primary issue in this case is whether police officers violated the Fourth Amendment when they executed a search warrant, which authorized the seizure of only the defendant himself, by knocking on the defendant's door and, upon his opening the door, simultaneously announcing their presence and tackling him back into his home. The defendant also challenges the constitutionality of a protective sweep which the officers...

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