United States Seventh Circuit

Though the basis of a warrant to search a residence for evidence of drug dealing was thin, police were not acting in bad faith in executing the warrant. Violation of the knock-and-announce rule did not authorize exclusion of evidence seized pursuant to the ensuing search.

Appellate Information

• Argued 08/06/2002
• Decided 12/31/2002
• Published 12/31/2002

Judges

• POSNER, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, EASTERBROOK, and MANION, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Winfield D. Ong (argued), Office of the U.S. Attorney, Indianapolis, IN, for plaintiff-appellee., William H. Dazey, Jr. (argued), Indiana Federal Community Defenders, Inc., Indianapolis, IN, for defendant-appellant.