unfy and others: No knock warrants are not illegal, see state statute 29-411. It reads in part: " if the judge or magistrate issuing a search warrant has inserted a direction therein that the officer executing it shall not be required to give such notice"
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
Masked men in body armor and firearms constitutes an attack on my house. They can show me the warrant
first so that no one gets shot, thank you very much.
I know that no knock has been heard by the 9th Circuit, but the decision is something that is quite silly and dangerous IMHO. Concerning this thread - where the intent of declaration while carrying is for 'officer safety', and what individual opinions might be of declaring while NOT carrying - plenty of folks (innocent civilians AND officers) have died during no knock raids.
Concerning the 9th's opinion, see it:
http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=1925613501885957853&hl=en&as_sdt=6&as_vis=1&oi=scholarr
There was a recent case where the raid happened and THEN the warrant was issued after the fact. Isolated case, I know - but still
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