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Florida Supreme Court overturns ruling on evidence in ‘knock-and-announce’ case
The Florida Supreme Court has overturned a longstanding precedent that required evidence to be tossed out if it was obtained during a search where law enforcement violated the state’s knock-and-announce statue.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - The Florida Supreme Court has overturned a longstanding precedent that required evidence to be tossed out if it was obtained during a search where law enforcement violated the state’s knock-and-announce statute.
The 6-1 decision issued on Thursday said evidence gathered during a search warrant execution could not be suppressed only because officers failed to comply with Florida’s law which requires law enforcement to knock, announce their authority and purpose and wait to be let in before forcibly entering a home.
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