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public peril exception to the knock and announce rule  

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  • The public peril exception is a key exception to the knock and announce rule, which requires police officers to identify themselves, give notice of their purpose, and request entry before forcibly entering a dwelling. The knock and announce rule has existed since the early common law and is considered part of the reasonableness requirement of the Fourth Amendment. [Source: Encyclopedia of the Fourth Amendment; Public Peril Exception to the Knock and Announce Rule]

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