Brooke Reinke Howard 28 November 2012 Critique The Fourth of July The essay I chose to critique was “The Fourth of July‚” by Audre Lorde. This essay was astonishing. Shocked‚ angered‚ and upset‚ just some of the feelings I felt while engaging myself into this narrative. This essay left me wanting to fight for the main characters freedom‚ even though it took place in the 1960’s. Lorde did a really good job putting together this essay‚ and an amazing job portraying the message. It is as if
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conspiracy charges” ("United states v.‚" 2012). The issue is that a violation of the Fourth Amendment may be in question. The question in this case is whether or not the vehicle that was fitted with the GPS is considered real or personal property. Also how is the vehicle subject to government surveillance only on public property? Could the vehicle be subject to the real or personal property laws protected under the Fourth Amendment? The question remains if the vehicle can be searched using the GPS only part
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Terry v. Ohio was a court decision made in 1968 that still affects how police conduct their operations to this day. This case gave special liberties to police officers which would otherwise be in conflict with the Fourth Amendment. The Fourth Amendment states " the right of the people to be secure in their persons‚ house‚ papers‚ and effects‚ against unreasonable searches and seizure‚ shall not be violated‚ and no Warrants shall issue‚ but upon probable cause‚ supported by Oath or affirmation‚ and
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decisions that the "Fourth Amendment’s ban against unreasonable searches and seizures is considered together with the Fifth Amendment’s ban against compelled self-incrimination‚ a constitutional basis emerges which not only justifies‚ but actually requires the exclusionary
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364 University of Phoenix Exclusionary Rule Evaluation The exclusionary rule is an important doctrine supporting the ideals of the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution. The Fourth Amendment provides people under the jurisdiction of the American criminal justice system protections from unreasonable searches and seizures. The amendment also delineates the methods members of the criminal justice system may obtain information via judicially sanctioned search warrants based on
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February 26‚ 1991 Decided June 20‚ 1991 Florida v. Bostick was a felony drug trafficking case which set precedence to the legality of random police searches of passengers aboard public buses and trains pertaining to said passenger’s fourth amendment rights. Shortly after boarding a bus departing from Miami headed for Atlanta‚ Terrance Bostick was approached by members of the Broward County Sheriffs department acting as part of a drug interception task force and without particularly suspicion
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Mary Thompson U07a1 The USA PATRIOT Act and Controversy February 24‚ 2013 Some of the key components of the USA Patriot Act are warrants without evidence‚ this gives the government agency the ability to look through people’s personal life without serving them warrant to search. Government agencies also use the legal action of distributing all evidence and facts gathered through searches‚ and they now have the authorization to use wiretaps on all forms of communications that have vital information
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The Fourth Amendment regarding search and seizure has many arguments from the community and from law enforcement; the community feels that there should be stricter laws in place for law enforcement as law enforcement believes that they cannot carry out the protection of the community due to the exclusionary rules for the Fourth Amendment. Has the Fourth Amendment been change to better benefit the community or is it harder to justify law enforcements practice in search and seizure. We have rules
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of Criminal Justice. pp. 2-33. Lerner‚ C.S.‚ (2006). Reasonable suspicion and mere hunches. Vanderbilt Law Review‚ 59(2)‚ 405-473. Retrieved June 25‚ 2012‚ from ABI/INFORM Global. (Document ID1076397311). Maclin‚ T.‚ (1998). Terry v Ohio ’s fourth amendment legacy: Black men and police discretion. St. John ’s Law Review‚ 72(3/4)‚ pp.1271-1321. Retrieved June 29‚ 2012‚ from ABI/INFORM Global. (Document ID: 39311866).
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first case the suspect’s Fourth Amendment rights were not violated. The police had probable cause to arrest the suspect because he was acting weird and fit part the description of the suspect spotted in the previous crimes. Since the police were arresting the individual‚ they are able to search the suspect prior to arrest. The search was reasonable and had probable cause. In second case the suspect’s Fourth Amendment rights were violated. According to the Fourth Amendment the police must have a warrant
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