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useless gesture exception  

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  • The useless gesture exception is an exception to the knock and announce rule, which requires police officers to identify themselves, give notice of their purpose, and request entry before entering a dwelling. The 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; Useless Gesture Exception]

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