Richards v. Wisconsin
| Richards v. Wisconsin | |
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| Argued March 24, 1997 Decided April 28, 1997 | |
| Full case name | Steiney Richards v. State of Wisconsin |
| Citations | 520 U.S. 385 (more) 117 S.Ct. 1416 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | 201 Wis. 2d 845, 549 N. W. 2d 218 (Wisconsin Supreme Court 1996) (upheld) |
| Holding | |
| There is no blanket exception to the knock-and-announce rule for felony drug investigations, but this specific search of Richards' motel room was justified based on the facts. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinion | |
| Majority | Stevens, joined by unanimous |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. IV | |
Richards v. Wisconsin, 529 U.S. 385 (1997), was a case before the United States Supreme Court in which the Court held that the Fourth Amendment does not allow a blanket exception to the knock-and-announce rule for investigations of drug-related felonies.