But before you let them in arnt you allowed to read it first?


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Doesn't hurt to ask...or maybe it will.
Depends on what the warrant was issued for, I would assume.

Nope. You don't get any say in stopping them, so they aren't going to wait.

just yell ole ole oskan free

put the baby crib by the front door

What will the baby crib do? And just to clarify for everyone I haven't had the cops come and present a search warrant it was just one of those random thoughts that pops into your head in the late hours of night lol


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It was sarcasm related to this horrific story:
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/breaking-n ... k_homepage

When serving a search warrant the Officers aren't going to allow any delays that could allow evidence to be destroyed in other parts for the house.

They'll present you with the warrant and move in to secure the home immediately.

Your only recourse is to hire an attorney to challenge the validity of the warrant should they "find" anything or to see if you have grounds to sue if they don't and the warrant was improperly issued.

If you read the Fourth Amendment, it only prohibits "Warrantless" search. Once the warrant is issued by a Judge it's "game on". Resist and the "game" can get rough.

As for "No-Knock" warrants, they're supposedly reserved for cases where the occupants are believed to be heavily armed, expected to resist, or there is the belief that evidence will be quickly destroyed if the occupants are given the warning of a "Knock".


As a general rule, the only people who get search warrants served are those who's actions have become known to the Police and are believed to be illegal. With the exception of mistaken addresses, people who aren't up to no good don't have search warrants served on them.

Per my own attorney, no, you are not going to be given time to read the warrant before the warrant is executed. The officers will hand you the warrant and move right past you into your home (or whatever premises are covered under the warrant).

As for "no-knock" warrants, the door will be knocked down without warning, and they will likely come in both the front and back doors...the house I bought and live in was the subject of a "no-knock" warrant execution, carried out by FBI, DEA and local police (the previous owners were housing a known bank robber and drug dealer). Every single door in the house, including interior doors, was knocked off of its hinges; in the case of the back door, the actual frame was destroyed. In addition, with a "no-knock" warrant, you are likely to have flashbangs thrown through your windows; I had to replace all ground floor windows due to this having been done.

Got an awesome deal on the house, though.

That's great you got a good deal on the house. Gotta get them where you can and idk how well one of those would do at an apartment on the second floor where there is one entry now I'm not saying I want to test that or have that happen which is why I won't house anyone hiding from the law in anyway.now when they hand you the warrant can you ask the cop which part or the premises is to be searched or will they just say tho whole place is to be searched?


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I remember reading case law that said something to the effect that the warrant should be SERVED before entry made onto the premises, where reasonably possible.

I also remember it getting all but ignored because every case using that as a defense said that someone inside the house 'could have been destroying evidence'...

That's why the warrant is in the hand that pushes you out of the way if you object. The warrant hits your chest first


Why all the concern over Search Warrants? Isn't everyone here "squeaky clean" and "law abiding"? If so why would any agency want to serve a search warrant on your premises????