There is no positive outcome to this scenario. The chance you would actually live through that ordeal is slim in the first place. Second, as mentioned already, it's a matter of good faith. If the warrant said something like, "suspect is believed to be located at 123 Some Place in apt. 34 and in all likelihood armed. Apt. 34 will have a wreath on the door." And when police arrive they find a wreath on apt. 35's door instead, they hit that one. One could reasonably conclude that the apt. # on the warrant was wrong and the description was accurate. In that case, police acted in good faith by following the description of the door and ignoring the number. In that scenario I believe you would be screwed. If police hit apt. 34 (yours) of the building across the street, it's pretty tough to mount a good faith defense. If you did happen to take out an officer in that scenario you might have a better chance of being cleared. If the police did not act in good faith, ask yourself this, "What would a reasonable person do when armed men bust down your front door at 0300?" The jury may see it as a justifiable homicide. Bottom line, you're still going to be prosecuted either way. MJD