Citation: Arizona v. Hicks, 480 U.S. 321 (1987)
Parties:
State of Arizona, Petitioner
James Thomas Hicks. Respondent
Facts: In this case, Respondent fired a bullet through the floor of his apartment, striking the person who lives in the apartment below him. Upon arriving at the scene, police entered the apartment to search for Respondent. While at the scene, a police officer found two sets of expensive stereo components and became reasonably suspicious of where it was located. Because of his reasonable suspicion, the police officer proceeded to record the serial numbers. In order to retrieve all the numbers, the police officer moved a turntable. Once the police officer retrieved the serial numbers, he notified headquarters. After the call, the police officer learned that the turntable was stolen and seized the equipment. Because of this result, the police officer charged Respondent with armed robbery.
Prior Proceedings: The …show more content…
Arizona and the Justin Meyers case from the textbook, there are many similarities and differences that stand out between the two cases. The first similarity is that the facts of the cases each involve some sort of issue regarding admissibility of evidence in plain view. In the Hicks case, the admissibility of the stereo was questioned and in the Meyers case, the admissibility of the bloody handkerchief was questioned. Another similarity that can be seen between both cases is the legality of the seizures in each case. In the Meyers case, the handkerchief was illegally obtained because search warrant only specified the search to be directed towards finding cocaine and cocaine paraphernalia. The judge nowhere in the search warrant specified that bloody handkerchief was to be seized. In the Hicks case, no search warrant was ever issued at all during the police investigation! One final similarity involved the location of the investigation. In the both cases the scene was located in an
Parties:
State of Arizona, Petitioner
James Thomas Hicks. Respondent
Facts: In this case, Respondent fired a bullet through the floor of his apartment, striking the person who lives in the apartment below him. Upon arriving at the scene, police entered the apartment to search for Respondent. While at the scene, a police officer found two sets of expensive stereo components and became reasonably suspicious of where it was located. Because of his reasonable suspicion, the police officer proceeded to record the serial numbers. In order to retrieve all the numbers, the police officer moved a turntable. Once the police officer retrieved the serial numbers, he notified headquarters. After the call, the police officer learned that the turntable was stolen and seized the equipment. Because of this result, the police officer charged Respondent with armed robbery.
Prior Proceedings: The …show more content…
Arizona and the Justin Meyers case from the textbook, there are many similarities and differences that stand out between the two cases. The first similarity is that the facts of the cases each involve some sort of issue regarding admissibility of evidence in plain view. In the Hicks case, the admissibility of the stereo was questioned and in the Meyers case, the admissibility of the bloody handkerchief was questioned. Another similarity that can be seen between both cases is the legality of the seizures in each case. In the Meyers case, the handkerchief was illegally obtained because search warrant only specified the search to be directed towards finding cocaine and cocaine paraphernalia. The judge nowhere in the search warrant specified that bloody handkerchief was to be seized. In the Hicks case, no search warrant was ever issued at all during the police investigation! One final similarity involved the location of the investigation. In the both cases the scene was located in an