State of Tennessee v. Jack Roger Norton

The State has appealed from the trial court’s order granting the Motion to Suppress filed by Defendant, Jack Roger Norton. Defendant is the owner of a tavern in Washington County, which was the subject of a valid search warrant. It is undisputed that the officers did not “knock and announce” prior to their entry into the building to execute the warrant. This failure was the basis of the trial court’s ruling. After a thorough review of the record, the applicable law, and based upon the specific, narrow issue presented, we reverse the judgment of the trial court.