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STATE v. JOHNSON

775 A.2d 1273 (2001)

168 N.J. 608

STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Andre JOHNSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided July 10, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Michael Blake, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant (Peter A. Garcia, Acting Public Defender, attorney).

John N. Shaughnessy, Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for respondent (Glenn Berman, Middlesex County Prosecutor, attorney; Simon Louis Rosenbach, on the letter in lieu of brief).

Catherine A. Foddai, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for amicus curiae, Attorney General of New Jersey (John J. Farmer, Jr., Attorney General, attorney).

The opinion of the Court was delivered by VERNIERO, J.

While executing a "no-knock" search warrant at a residential apartment, the police seized evidence of illegal drug activity that led to defendant's arrest and conviction. As the name implies, a no-knock warrant authorizes police officers to enter a home or business without first knocking and announcing their presence. The trial court denied defendant's motion to suppress the evidence seized at the apartment. The...

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