You know, the US Constitution is a drag to read. So why bother?
Prosecutors can use evidence seized by police during a home search even though officers violated the Constitution by failing to knock or announce their presence before entering, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled.
…Dissenting Justice Stephen Breyer said the ruling “destroys the strongest legal incentive to comply with the Constitution’s knock-and-announce requirement.” Justices John Paul Stevens, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and David Souter joined Breyer’s opinion.
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Alex Eckelberry
(Thanks Marc)