United States v. Ramirez

United States v. Ramirez
Argued January 13, 1998
Decided March 4, 1998
Full case nameUnited States, Petitioner v. Hernan Ramirez
Citations523 U.S. 65 (more)
91 F. 3d 1297
Case history
PriorOn writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Holding
Destruction of property does not affect the reasonableness of a no-knock warrant as long as there is reasonable suspicion that knocking and announcing would be dangerous and/or futile.
Court membership
Chief Justice
William Rehnquist
Associate Justices
John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor
Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy
David Souter · Clarence Thomas
Ruth Bader Ginsburg · Stephen Breyer
Case opinion
MajorityRehnquist, joined by unanimous
Laws applied
Amendment IV

United States v. Ramirez, 523 U.S. 65 (1998), was a case before the United States Supreme Court in which the Court held that property damage during a no-knock warrant is irrelevant as long as law enforcement has reasonable suspicion that knocking and announcing would be a dangerous move.