Wilson v. Arkansas
| Wilson v. Arkansas | |||||||
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| Argued March 28, 1995 Decided May 22, 1995 | |||||||
| Full case name | Sharlene Wilson, Petitioner v. Arkansas | ||||||
| Citations |
115 S. Ct. 1914; 131 L. Ed. 2d 976; 1995 U.S. LEXIS 3464; 63 U.S.L.W. 4456; 95 Cal. Daily Op. Service 3823; 95 Daily Journal DAR 6470; 9 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 67 | ||||||
| Prior history | On writ of cert. to the Supreme Court of Arkansas | ||||||
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| Police officers must "knock and announce" before entering a house. | |||||||
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| Majority | Thomas, joined by unanimous | ||||||
Wilson v. Arkansas, 514 U.S. 927 (1995), is a United States Supreme Court decision in which the Court held that police officers must "knock and announce" before entering a house.