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UNITED STATES v. BANKS

No. 02-473.

540 U.S. 31 (2003)

UNITED STATES v. BANKS

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 2, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David B. Salmons argued the cause pro hac vice for the United States. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Olson, Assistant Attorney General Chertoff, Deputy Solicitor General Dreeben, and John A. Drennan.

Randall J. Roske, by appointment of the Court, 538 U.S. 943, argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.*

SOUTER, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.

JUSTICE SOUTER delivered the opinion of the Court.

Officers executing a warrant to search for cocaine in respondent Banks's apartment knocked and announced their authority. The question is whether their 15-to-20-second wait before a forcible entry satisfied the Fourth Amendment and 18 U. S. C. §3109. We hold that it did.

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With information that Banks was selling cocaine at home, North Las Vegas Police...

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