☩ SOTERIAN GLOSSARY ☩

Living Language Lexicon of the Soteria Covenant

Knock and Announce

The common law rule requiring police to knock, identify themselves, and wait a reasonable time before forcibly entering — exceptions for exigent circumstances.

Category: Criminal Procedure · Source: Wilson v. Arkansas, 514 U.S. 927 (1995)
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