Case 8.1 Search And Seizure
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 to Bernardo Garcia automobile. For instance, there was enough probable cause because the first person reported to the police that Garcia was using meth. The second person told the police that Garcia was going to manufacture meth. Even more, a store's security video system recorded Garcia buying …show more content…
So Aldo did his job and alert that in the driver's side door smelled drugs which give Wheatley probable cause so that the police officer to search Harris truck. The reason, the police officer use a warrantless search and arrest was because at the commission moment it was not feasible to obtaining warrant prior to the search and arrest. Aldo's alert investigation give substantial evidence that Harry has committed a crime that lead to the discovery of "200 loose pseudoephedrine pills, 8,000 matches, a bottle of hydrochloric acid, two containers of antifreeze, and a coffee filter full of iodine crystals- all ingredients for making methamphetamine." Once again, the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution allows the police officer like Wheetley to conducted a warrantless search to Harris's truck because in that circumstances it was likely that the evidence will be destroyed. As a result, the trial court permitted the evidence to be submitted at trial that most likely will confirm the charged of possession of pseudoephedrine against
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 to Bernardo Garcia automobile. For instance, there was enough probable cause because the first person reported to the police that Garcia was using meth. The second person told the police that Garcia was going to manufacture meth. Even more, a store's security video system recorded Garcia buying …show more content…
So Aldo did his job and alert that in the driver's side door smelled drugs which give Wheatley probable cause so that the police officer to search Harris truck. The reason, the police officer use a warrantless search and arrest was because at the commission moment it was not feasible to obtaining warrant prior to the search and arrest. Aldo's alert investigation give substantial evidence that Harry has committed a crime that lead to the discovery of "200 loose pseudoephedrine pills, 8,000 matches, a bottle of hydrochloric acid, two containers of antifreeze, and a coffee filter full of iodine crystals- all ingredients for making methamphetamine." Once again, the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution allows the police officer like Wheetley to conducted a warrantless search to Harris's truck because in that circumstances it was likely that the evidence will be destroyed. As a result, the trial court permitted the evidence to be submitted at trial that most likely will confirm the charged of possession of pseudoephedrine against