Mannie Vazquez is a resident of Greensberg‚ Texas‚ and decided to travel to Miami‚ Florida‚ to visit his family. Mannie meets Vince in a hotel in Louisiana and he offers to take Vince to Miami. Vince has a number of heavy bags with him‚ which Mannie helps him load into the car. They both stop in Tallahassee and split a room. Mannie takes an over the counter sleep aid to help him sleep. Officer Meyer is working his regular patrol‚ the night shift at 1 a.m.‚ he notices the Greensberg license plate
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school when the principal started conducting random locker searches. I was one of those students that liked the idea of these searches but did not want to voice my opinion. Many of the students were complaining that it was an infringement of their rights‚ but I did not have anything to hide‚ so it did not bother me. Most of the students knew which kids brought drugs to school‚ but no one wanted to be the one to tell on them. Random locker searches reduced that pressure from the students‚ because it was
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city streets the police are in need of an escalating set of flexible responses‚ graduated in relation to the amount of information they possess. For this purpose it is urged that distinctions should be made between a "stop" and an "arrest" (or a "seizure" of a person)‚ and between a "frisk" and a "search." He believed this could be imposed because it was a minor inconvenience to the person being searched and was acceptable in order for effective law enforcement and secure the safety of the
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According to the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution: ““The right of the people to be secure in their persons... against unreasonable searches and seizures” (U.S. Const. Amend. IV). Stop and Frisk is a procedure used by several law enforcement agencies in which an officer stops and questions a pedestrian‚ then proceeds to frisk them for weapons and other contraband. Martin McFadden‚ an officer
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Cleveland detective who approached‚ stopped‚ questioned‚ and frisked three men that he believed were acting suspicious. He found out that two of the men were carrying weapons and therefore arrested them. The defense tried to say that that the search and seizure was a violation of the Fourth Amendment because there was no probable cause. In the final ruling‚ “the Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that an officer can legally stop a person if the officer has reasonable suspicion that criminal activity is afoot. And if
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regarding evidence used to convict or exonerate a suspect are Amendments 4‚ 5 and 6 which state ideas on Search and Seizure‚ Trial and Punishment‚ Compensation for Takings‚ and Trial by Jury in Civil Cases. Amendment 4 “Search and Seizure” talks about‚ and legalizes “The rights of the people to be secure in their persons‚ houses‚ papers‚ and effects‚ against unreasonable searches and seizures‚ shall not be violated‚ and no Warrants shall issue‚ but upon probable cause‚ supported by Oath or affirmation
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of search and seizure without a judicially approved warrant. The warrant to place the japanese away was not a judicially sanctioned warrant. It came directly from the president and leading military advisors. The orders by passed all legal routes and completely ignored the 4th amendment rights of the Japanese-Americans. The government ultimately carried out this internment without legal justification and violated the rights of the Japanese. Moreover‚ the cases of search and seizure were required
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“Discuss the rule in R v Leatham [1861] 8 Cox. CC 498 and the validity of the rule in the context of recent developments in Kenyan Law” 1. Understand the case facts and decision‚ make a personal analysis. R v. Leatham (1861) 8 Cox CC. 498‚ 502 During an inquiry before a Commission appointed under the Corrupt Practices Prevention Act‚ 1854 to investigate allegations of corrupt practices at an election for a member of Parliament‚ a letter was produced written by A‚ the person suspected of bribery
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The fourth amendment is the protection from unreasonable search and seizure unless probable cause is present and in most cases‚ a warrant is issued. This amendment was included in the Declaration of Independence due to searches that the colonists were subjected to. The colonists did not want to pay the taxes being enforced by the King‚ so they began to smuggle goods into the United States via boat. The King of Britain obviously did not agree with this‚ so he sent British ships that could stop and
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country paved the way for violating one of our basic civil liberties under the fourth amendment of the constitution – the ability to live free of unreasonable searches and seizures. However‚ the ability for government agencies to obtain information quickly and without warning becomes a powerful tool against terrorism.
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