When ‘Knock Knock’ Is No Joke
What are your rights when law enforcement knocks on your door?
School of Law adjunct professor Brandon Barnett and former student Brandy Roberts Hankins ’14 co-authored an article published in the June 2016 Texas Bar Journal, detailing the investigative tactic known as the “knock and talk” procedure, the “plain view” doctrine, and consent. The criminal law article “Knock and Talk: When law enforcement can enter your home,” summarizes the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit case United States v. Danhach.
Read the article.
Hankins is a 2014 graduate of Texas A&M University School of Law and a research associate with Barnett Howard & Williams, a criminal defense law firm in Fort Worth.
Barnett, an Texas A&M Law adjunct professor of military justice, is a founding partner of Barnett Howard & Williams. He also serves as a military judge in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve.
