The Fourth Amendment addresses the right of the person to be secure in their person‚ house‚ papers‚ and effects‚ against unreasonable searches and seizures‚ and warrants as they relate to probable cause (2012). Specifically‚ the procedural rights of the fourth amendment require law enforcement to follow guidelines regarding the search and seizure of persons and property and address the steps for illegally obtained evidence. Searches‚ defined as the exploration or inspections of homes‚ offices
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consolidated. “Search and seizure” refers to the methods used by law enforcement to investigate crimes‚ track down evidence‚ question witnesses‚ and arrest suspects. It also refers to the legal rules governing these methods. Every citizen has the right to be free from unreasonable government intrusion into his or her person‚ home‚ business‚ and property. Lawmakers and the courts have put in place legal safeguards to ensure that law enforcement officers conduct searches and seizures only under certain
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8.1 Search and Seizure Does the police officer’s use of the GPS without first obtaining a search warrant constitute an unreasonable search in violation of the Fourth Amendment? No‚ the use of the GPS without first obtaining a search warrant do not constitute an unreasonable search in violation of the Fourth Amendment because the Fourth Amendment permits police officers to conduct a warrantless search. The warrantless search allowed the police officers to attached a global positioning system GPS
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So‚ in any case where Search and Seizure is acceptable‚ is there a way to compensate for the damages done during a search and seizure. One type of damage one can be compensated for is called compensatory damages. This is the typical type of damage that is thought of during a search a seizure. For example‚ while officers are searching your apartment‚ and a sofa was ripped in the process‚ then the person can receive full compensation for the value of the item that is damaged. Another damage that
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location of the search. Under the plain smell doctrine‚ an officer can use his sense of smell as probable cause to search if there is an articulable belief that the origination of the odor is an illegal substance‚ or if it indicates an exigent circumstance. Plain smell is a principle under the plain view rule‚ which basically states that evidence in plain view of an officer is not protected by the Fourth Amendment‚ as “seeing” the evidence in that capacity does not constitute a “search”. For the plain
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Lakeitha Walker CCJS 234 7380 Criminal Procedure and Evidence (2148) 02 November 2014 Warrantless Search and Seizure Memoranda To: Judge Kratovil From: Lakeitha Walker RE: Elliot Watson Case – Marijuana Possession with Intent to Distribute Prosecution Date: 2 November 2014 Brief Summary: Elliott Watson was arrested for the possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute said illegal drug. Elliott Watson was stopped by Officer Timothy Johnson because of faulty mechanical problems
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Search and Seizure Tatiana Santos The Criminal Justice System CCJ 3024 Abstract The purpose of this assignment is to look in further to the rules and regulations‚ or rather; laws that police officials must abide by when executing their duties. These rules and regulations include search and arrest warrant in addition to protocol that the Courts oversee for public search and arrest. There are certain requirements that must be met by an officer in order to obtain a warrant. Such must be
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ARREST‚ SEARCH‚ AND SEIZURE (FOURTH AMENDMENT) A. PROTECTED FOURTH AMENDMENT INTERESTS The right of the people to be secure in their persons‚ houses‚ papers‚ and effects against unreasonable searches without a warrant Protects people‚ not places Protects tangible and intangible objects To determine if there is a search‚ look to if there is a reasonable expectation of privacy (Katz test) BASIC RULE: No searches without a warrant BUT the first question for analysis is “what is a search?” If it
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their rights were violated and fought back. They stated that the searches were against them‚ similar to a “personal attack” rather than an attack on their information they held within their homes. This is an extremely early case dealing with search and seizure‚ if not one of the first cases‚ in which the individuals being searched stood up for themselves because they felt the actions taken against them were unjust. However‚ since these cases are dated so far back in history it is hard to understand
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privacy along with search and seizure restrictions that apply in public schools‚ but‚ the Courts give school officials and police more flexibility to conduct searches in school. In this case and law review you will learn about two different cases where Courts balance a student’s privacy rights against the school’s interest in safety and student discipline. This means that students often have less protection against what they might perceive as unreasonable searches and seizures at school‚ than in
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