Vermont Police MUST Knock Before Entering Homes to Search

VPR reports this morning that Vermont has ruled that despite the U.S. Supreme Court's decision last month saying police did not have to knock before entering a private home to search it, the Vermont state constitution offers increased protections that demand at least a knock before such search can be conducted and still have anything seized in a search (person, evidence, etc.) be used in a criminal investigation/court proceeding.

Good for Vermont!