and defends them against unreasonable searches and seizures. However‚ to what extent does the law preserve a person’s privacy? The Law of Search and Seizure and the Search Warrant‚ give the government strict to stipulations as to how they are able to rightfully obtain information that is presumed to be private. Although Searches‚ Seizures and Warrants seem to have simple guidelines‚ they are each intricate categories. It is common for a search to be defined as any action by government officials
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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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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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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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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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to invade the privacy of a citizen. If there is not enough evidence for the judge to justify the signing of a search warrant‚ then the officer needs to try and find more evidence that will bolster his or her case. A search warrant is also supposed to specify where the officers will be searching‚ what they are searching for‚ and what evidence they might seize. When writing the search warrant‚ the writer will try to be as broad as they can in their wording so as to cover more ground. For instance
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is whether or not the detective was unreasonable search and seize a persons’ belongings without probable cause for an arrest. Petitioner’s Argument The petitioner’s argument was that Detective Mcfadden had violated the fourth amendment of the suspects by stopping them and frisking them without any probable cause. Respondent’s Argument The respondent’s felt that the weapon was rightfully seized after a lawful arrest in a justifiable search. Holding The court decided that the police may
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