The U.S. Supreme Court has stated that an officer must announce his or her intent to execute an arrest warrant. The Court further held that an officer must wait ten minutes for an individual to respond before using force to gain access to an area.

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The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that officers must generally announce their presence and intent before executing an arrest warrant (the "knock-and-announce" principle), but it has not specified a universal requirement to wait a specific amount of time, such as ten minutes, before using force to gain entry. The appropriate wait time can depend on the circumstances of each case.

The US Supreme Court Has Stated That an Officer Must Announce