32 Va. App. 547 - Henry v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis

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25 state decisions

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1. “[bjased on the loud disturbance taking place in front of appellant’s residence and the fact that three of the five officers were involved in apprehending two recalcitrant suspects outside the premises to be searched, we find the Commonwealth sufficiently established that the officers had a reasonable suspicion that knocking and announcing their presence would be dangerous or futile.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Henry v. Warden

2. “Our courts have consistently held that the protections afforded under the Virginia Constitution are co-extensive with those in the United States Constitution.” Sabo, 38 Va.App. at 77 , 561 S.E.2d at 768 (citation omitted); see also Bennefield v. Commonwealth, 21 Va.App. 729, 739-40 , 467 S.E.2d 306, 311 (1996). . When police officers”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 39 Va. App. 624 - Jackson v. Commonwealth