The case involved a Mr. Smith whos house was suspicious of growing marijuana. The police used thermal technology to scan Mr. smiths house where they found high amounts of heat. The police then got a search warrant and found marijuana growing in his house. Smith was then arrested and entered a conditional guilty plea. Now the high court had to make a decision that would challenge even the greatest lawyer and justice to ever step into the Supreme Court. The case started off with the lawyer for Smith
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The Fourth Amendment addresses the right of the person to be secure in their person‚ house‚ papers‚ and effects‚ against unreasonable searches and seizures‚ and warrants as they relate to probable cause (2012). Specifically‚ the procedural rights of the fourth amendment require law enforcement to follow guidelines regarding the search and seizure of persons and property and address the steps for illegally obtained evidence. Searches‚ defined as the exploration or inspections of homes‚ offices
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to have dispatch run the license plate. The license plate returned to an adult white female‚ known to me as Michelle R Dearmore. I knew Dearmore’s son‚ an adult white male identified as Geoffrey S Dearmore‚ had an active Barton County District warrant. Geoffrey will be refered to
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because of the rights that stand behind it. As a team we have selected to cover the current topic on cell phone tracking and how the search and arrest warrants correlate with probable cause‚ exceptions to warrant requirements‚ defining search and seizure arrest and reasonableness in conjunction to the criminal justice system. “Instead of seeking warrants based on probable cause‚ some federal prosecutors
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federal and state law. Furthermore employer may refuse entry to OSHA compliance officer by demanding that OSHA provide a search warrant. As provided in my pervious post that the company should allow OSHA’s compliance officers to conduct the inspection‚ so as to avoid an action for contempt. It is important to understand that requesting OSHA inspector to provide a search warrant often lead to postponement of the inspection while at the same time gives
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Department of Labor. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. Print United States of America. Department of Labor. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Inspections and Investigations: Obtaining Warrants on an Ex Parte Basis and Prior to Attempting Entry. Bruce Hillenbrand Acting Director‚ Federal Compliance and State Programs‚ 26 Feb. 1981. Web. <http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=DIRECTIVES&p_id=1863>. United
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Abstract This paper will investigate the fourth amendment‚ unlawful search and seizure‚ and will explain what is considered to be unlawful and what is not. This paper will also discuss the right of privacy that Americans are entitled to as citizens of the United States. Events that have marked history in regards to the fourth amendment will also be explored‚ explaining the nature of searches and the key components that coincide. The court ruling in the historic case of Arizona vs. Gant will be
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What if the government could use their devices to scan your private home at their every whim‚ without the use of a warrant? This is the case with DLK. DLK was a grower of illegal marijuana. The government used a thermal imager to scan the house without a warrant in order to find the necessary heat to grow marijuana. The government should’ve had a search warrant to use a thermal imager. DLK did not reveal his actions to the public‚ the heat could not be seen with the naked eye‚ and the evidence could
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How far would you let your privacy be violated? Multiple people will say they don´t mind the law‚ that they can search your phone without a warrant. Officials should not be permitted to search are phones without a warrant. School and police officials should not be able to search cell phones or social media sites because they do not have a warrant or any reason to randomly check your phone. For example‚ if a principal doesn’t think highly of you or your parents then they could take your phone and
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been seized with no warrant. Our right to privacy is granted by the fourth amendment‚ and its garauntee’s are still fuzzy to this day‚ as the evolution of the fourth amendment is not yet over. This right was intended to garauntee our privacy‚ however‚ the phrase “unreasonable search” is increasingly interpreted in many ways‚ causing confusion on what rights are garaunteed and those that are not. In Weeks v. United States‚ the Supreme Court
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