United States v. Timothy Burrows

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• finding protective sweep of four bedrooms and closet near bathroom where defendant was located reasonable even though officers had to force open four locked doors
• finding the search reasonable in part because execution of arrest warrant “took no more than five minutes, an interval compatible with the officers’ legitimate purpose”
• finding search reasonable where arrest was made in a violent area, the defendant had a violent history, and circumstances on the scene suggested that violence may erupt
• protective sweep justified where the defendant had a history of violence and officers were re- fused entry but heard movement inside the apartment
• protective sweep justified where the defendant had a history of violence and officers were re- fused entry but heard movement inside the apartment
• protective sweep justified where the defendant had a history of violence and officers were re- fused entry but heard movement inside the apartment

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