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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Warrants‚ Seizures‚ and Searches Criminal Justice 3100 A very large and debatable part of Criminal Evidence and Procedure that has and can cause many issues is warrants. A warrant is “a written order issued by a judicial officer or other authorized person commanding a law enforcement officer to perform some act incident to the administration of justice” (Warrant 1). The first statement of freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures appeared in The Rights of the Colonists and a List of
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When the police use searches or surveillance techniques that raises Fourth Amendment concerns and initial question that must be answered is: Did the person claiming the protection of the Fourth Amendment have a reasonable expectation of privacy that was invaded by the police actions? Consider the following examples and explain whether you think the person has a reasonable expectation of privacy. A person who is a short-term guest at a friend’s home objects to a warrantless entry by the police into
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Exceptions Exception is an abnormal condition that arises when executing a program. In the languages that do not support exception handling‚ errors must be checked and handled manually‚ usually through the use of error codes. In contrast‚ Java: 1) provides syntactic mechanisms to signal‚ detect and handle errors 2) ensures a clean separation between the code executed in the absence of errors and the code to handle various kinds of errors 3) brings run-time error management into object-oriented programming
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Wonjung Hwang Mr. Chonko English 10 Period 3 19 November 2012 Locker Searches We’ve all seen enough crime shows to know what to do if the police knock on your door and demand to search your property: stand‚ look indignant and demand to see their warrant. After all‚ it’s your property‚ and unless you give permission or a judge orders the search‚ you should have control over what you have‚ right? Yes—provided you’re not a student. If you’re in a school environment‚ teachers and administrators
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Donovan Brown Professor Stumpf Criminal Justice 205 29 November 2012 The Fourth Amendment: Does it really protect “Everyone”? The Fourth Amendment is an essential part of the United States Constitution. It grants all United States citizens the right to not have illegal searches and seizures brought against them. With this being said‚ the most recent debate of the Fourth Amendment has occurred in the United States Public School Systems. Many kids and adults feel that students should have
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In school‚ student’s Fourth Amendment rights are limited. Teachers and school administrators are legally allowed to search students without a warrant. Student’s basic rights are being violated and it shouldn’t be legal. Their rights shouldn’t be limited because it invades student’s privacy. Also‚ these searches could be unreasonable and suspicion less. These students can be searched without a warrant. People in school shouldn’t have their rights limited and violated just because of suspicious teachers
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Dave Gorman November 20‚ 2008 Writing About World Affairs Word Count: 708 Warrantless Wiretapping Since the September 11‚ 2001 attacks on the United States‚ many of the counterterrorism measures taken by President George W. Bush and his administration have been questioned concerning their legality‚ morality and practicality. Chief among the issues being debated is that of warrantless wiretapping and data mining inside of the United States. This unprecedented use of executive power
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There is an Exception to the Rule There is an Exception to the Rule This memo is in relation to the California Supreme Court’s ruling in the case of Tarasoff (1976). Here is a brief history of this case. In October of 1969‚ Prosenjit Poddar murdered Tatiana Tarasoff. Prior this incident‚ he had disclosed his intentions of wanting to hurt Tatianna to his therapist Dr. Lawrence Moore‚ a Psychologist at the University of California. Although this information was made available to the campus police
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In my criminal justice classes‚ I learned that there are many amendments that protects citizens when they are arrested. After September 11‚ and the terrorist attacked‚ President Bush passed the Patriot Act. Many people were unhappy because it allows police officers and federal agents to invade our privacy. Many laws passed into effect and all the police departments started to share information with ICE‚ FBI and other federal agencies‚ nationwide and locally. Many people do not know their rights
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