Court of Appeals for the First Circuit February 27, 2003, 02-1839 (United States v. Roscoe B. Sargent)

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LYNCH, Circuit Judge.

The question on appeal is whether the district' court erred in suppressing evidence obtained in a search of an apartment, pursuant to a warrant. The suppression order was based on the brief amount of time — five seconds — between the police officers’ knock and announcement and the forced entry into the apartment.