STATE v. RICHARDS

No. 93-0391-CR.

201 Wis.2d 845 (1996)

549 N.W.2d 218

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Steiney J. RICHARDS, Defendant-Appellant-Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided June 12, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the defendant-appellant-petitioner there were briefs and oral argument by David R. Karpe, Madison.

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


WILLIAM A. BABLITCH, J.

Steiney J. Richards (Richards) seeks review of a decision of the court of appeals affirming his conviction for possession of cocaine base with the intent to deliver. Richards argues that because the police failed to "knock and announce" prior to entering his motel room to execute a search warrant, any evidence seized must be suppressed. The issue is simply stated: whether the Fourth Amendment allows a blanket exception to the general requirement...

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