The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Brown, 720 F.2d 1059 (9th Cir. 1984):
The affidavit for search warrant was sufficient and legally specific. The daylight entry was reasonable under 18 U.S.C. Sec. 3109. United States v. Phillips, 497 F.2d 1131, 1134 (9th Cir.1974).
The officers' belief that there might be weapons present which could endanger their safety was not unreasonable and justified their search for "instruments of assault." See United States v. Hill, 545 F.2d 1191, 1193 (9th Cir.1976); United States v. Hobson, 519 F.2d 765, 776 (9th Cir.1975).
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