California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Bencomo, 171 Cal.App.3d 1005, 217 Cal.Rptr. 826 (Cal. App. 1985):
While the parties have not cited any California cases which discuss the extent to which the police must comply with the requirements of section 1531 when serving a search warrant where access to the structure is blocked by a locked gate and fence, a federal case, 9 United States v. Moreno (9th Cir.1985) 758 F.2d 425, 10 appears at
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