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Legal Citation: 514 U.S. 927 (1995)

Petitioner
Sharlene Wilson

Respondent
State of Arkansas

Petitioner's Claim
That failure of the police to knock and announce their presence prior to a warranted search rendered their entry into her house unconstitutional under the Fourth Amendment.

Chief Lawyer for Petitioner
John Wesley Hall, Jr.

Chief Lawyer for Respondent
Kent C. Holt, Arkansas Assistant Attorney General

Justices for the Court
Stephen Breyer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Anthony M. Kennedy, Sandra Day O'Connor, William H. Rehnquist, Antonin Scalia, David H. Souter, John Paul Stevens, Clarence Thomas (writing for the Court)

Justices Dissenting
None

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
22 May 1995

Decision
Reversed the decision of the Arkansas State Supreme...