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    highly esteemed officer of the law‚ whom unreasonably dissected his possessions. Under the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States‚ citizens are protected against the unbridled and unreasonable searches and seizures. One exception is through consent to the search. Schneckloth v. Bustamonte‚ 412 U.S. 218‚ 219 (9th Cir. 1973). Petitioner David Fallsbauer can demonstrate through established case law that the consent his mother gave was ambiguous. Because his mother’s consent was ambiguous

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    protection against arbitrary searches and seizures without a proper warrant. It was first used to prevent the use of writs of assistance which is blanket search warrants with which the british custom officials had invaded homes to search for smuggled goods. As the fourth amendment has changed and evolved in its meaning over time‚ many Supreme Court cases have presented themselves to the states. In order for a police officer or government official to search

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    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‚ and particularly describing the place to be searched‚ and the persons or things to be seized. It was ratified into the Bill of Rights on December 15th‚ 1791 and is the section that protects us against illegal and/or unreasonable searches and seizures of our homes‚ person or property and was drawn from the “Every man’s

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    and seizures; however‚ it does not guarantee against all searches and seizures if there is reasonable doubt. Searches are determined on two important interests. The first is the intrusion on the individual’s Fourth Amendment Rights; the second includes legitimate government interests such as national security. What constitutes a reasonable suspicion? Where must a public official draw the line? How should one address any “gray area” that might arise? Most will agree that search or seizure that

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    wiretapping did not violate a Fourth amendment violation since the government did not control the telephone wires and the agents did not trespass onto the property of Olmstead and it was gathered by hearing (souza). The Court said that there was no search or seizure since the government did not go onto the property or seized any papers that are protected under the Fourth Amendment ("Katz V. United

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    just how often carding takes place and asks the question that is the legal issue is carding individuals a violation of the charter? The canadian charter of rights and freedoms states “8 Everyone has the right to be secure against unreasonable search or seizure. 9 Everyone has the right not to be arbitrarily detained or

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    Exclusionary Rule Evaluation CJA 364 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment Fourth Amendment Summary CJA 364 Week 3 Individual Assignment Criminal Procedure-Probable Cause Article Summary CJA 364 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment Search and Seizure Paper CJA 364 Week 4 Individual Assignment Criminal Right to Counsel Paper CJA 364 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment Criminal Identification Procedures in the 21st Century CJA 364 Week 5 Individual Assignment Jury Trial

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    imagine how our system would function without the exclusionary rule. A police officer could detain‚ arrest or search an individual and his property based on bias‚ a hunch or because they just felt like it‚ without reasonable cause. If the officer discovered in criminating evidence‚ it could be freely admitted at the individual’s criminal trial. And that evidence that is found without the search warrant would be eligible even though it was found unlawfully. The officer would have no incentive to comply

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    S. The Fourth Amendment states that people are protected in their homes and persons against any and all unacceptable search and seizure. People are concerned with the issue of illegally seized evidence or any evidence that is confiscated without following due process of the Bill of Rights. The illegally seized evidence is generally gathered when a police officer conducts a search without the proper paperwork‚ such as a proper warrant or inadequate interrogations. The exclusionary rule‚ which is

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    afforded to all citizens protecting rights to privacy and illegal search and seizure. In today’s society with the new technologies for surveillance‚ the government is able to closely watch its citizens. It is questionable to some whether this is a violation of the fourth amendment. It is necessary to have an amendment in place that will protect citizens from a government that tends to overstep

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