Alabama Statutes
§ 15-5-9 — Authority of Serving Officer to Break into House
To execute a search warrant, an officer may break open any door or window of a house, any part of a house or anything therein if after notice of his authority and purpose he is refused admittance.
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Related
McClellan v. State
452 So. 2d 909 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama, 1984)
United States v. Wallace
931 F. Supp. 1556 (M.D. Alabama, 1996)
Gannaway v. State
448 So. 2d 409 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama, 1983)
Legislative History
(Code 1852, §834; Code 1867, §4385; Code 1876, §4014; Code 1886, §4735; Code 1896, §5492; Code 1907, §7765; Code 1923, §5479; Code 1940, T. 15, §108.)
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