In order to arrest under a warrant charging a crime, the officer may break open the door of any house where the offender is concealed. History. — Orig. Code 1863, § 4610; Code 1868, § 4632; Code 1873, § 4729; Code 1882, § 4729; Penal Code 1895, § 894; Penal Code 1910, § 915; Code 1933, § 27-205.
Right of forcible entry into private dwellings pursuant to execution of arrest warrant
O.C.G.A. § 17-4-3, under GENERAL PROVISIONS.
O.C.G.A. § 17-4-3