Does a police officer have to provide notice and explanation to the public before breaking into a house to make an arrest?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Superior Court, 5 Cal.App.3d 109, 84 Cal.Rptr. 778 (Cal. App. 1970):
2 The rule requiring notice and explanation prior to a breaking in to accomplish an arrest is, however, not an absolute one, and compliance with the notice and demand requirement is excused if exigent circumstances are present. (People v. Maddox, 46 Cal.2d 301, 294 P.2d 6.)
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