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Title: Wynne v. Commonwealth
Author : Virginia Court of Appeals
Release Date : January 23, 1993
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 56 KB

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Appellant, Jo Ann Wynne, was convicted after a bench trial of possession of more than one-half ounce but less than five pounds of marijuana with intent to distribute. Code 18.2-248.1(a)(2). Appellant filed a pretrial motion to suppress the physical evidence seized from her home on the ground that the police failed to comply with the "knock-and-announce" rule before executing a valid search warrant. The trial Judge denied the motion. On appeal, appellant argues that the trial Judge erred in refusing to grant her motion to suppress when the evidence showed that the police waited only five seconds after knocking on the storm door before entering her residence. We agree and reverse the conviction.