A thermal scanner was used on the house of DLK without a warrant, in order to obtain evidence that DLK was illegally growing marijuana. DLK sued on the grounds that the scan was a search, and since there was no warrant, it violated his fourth amendment right. The government went too far by scanning DLK’s house because the scan indicated things about the house that would be unknown unless one entered the house, revealed things which DLK wished to keep private and took reasonable measures to protect, and was a violation of privacy. Thermal scanners indicate things about the house that would not be unknown unless one entered the house. They can show vents, rooms, and insulation abnormalities through heat build up.…
Issue- Whether it was reasonable under the 4th amendment for the officers to enter a home without a warrant. Rule- Knock and Announce rule law enforcement has to knock and announce that they are police and wait a reasonable amount of time, usually seconds, before entering place before they search. (Wilson v Arkansas)…
In the video, Dee McWilliams talked about the Fourth Amendment. He helped people understand more about the rights that they have in “searches and seizures”. He discussed about the Florida vs. Jardines case, in the case the law enforcement officer was use the drug detection dogs to sniff on the front porch of Mr. Jardines’s house, where later found marijuana was grown and Jardines was arrest. He was charged and convicted with possession and distribution of marijuana. He appealed the case to Supreme Court and the question was raise in the Court was “Is using the sniffing dog at the person home outside of perimeter of it.…
I, Supreme Court Justice, Floyd McLeod, find in favor of Mohammed Achman. This case has proved to me that Mr. Achman 's rights as an U.S. citizen were violated multiple times. To go more in depth; on September 27, 2001, approximately two weeks after the terrorist attack of the World Trade Center, America, especially New York ,were on edge in finding any little details to get to the bottom of the attack and any future attacks. Unfortunately, the Achman 's felt the wrath and discrimination from American civilians. It all started with people breaking one of his windows to his store and destroying his mosque in queens.…
The police officers found evidence of drug use in the trash. They then used this evidence to obtain a search warrant, a legal document permitting the searching of property by police or the government, to search Mr. Greenwood's home. Once inside they found evidence of drug use and trafficking.…
The 4th amendment is being violated in this scenario; for the 4th amendment states that; “U.S. citizens are protected from unreasonable searches of a person’s property.” Mrs. Jones was only being a good neighbor and friendly. But the police lied to her that way they could gain access to her house. Then they proceed to look around then arrest her when they find a bomb. Yes, arresting her would protect everyone else, but you have to have a warrant before you can even arrest anyone.…
Police Body Cameras The End To Privacy Police body cameras are simply the answer to civilians unheard cries. Police body cameras will never be the answer to stopping police brutality. They are, however, the answer to angry civilians who want an end to police ferociousness. Because body cameras can only catch the officer 's point of view, the cameras are coming with a big price tag, and officers are going to have to think more before they act, police body cameras are not the answer to stopping police brutality.…
For instance, they have: 1.) the power to deprive people of their liberty (through arrest); 2.) the power to decide which individuals to investigate and perhaps target for undercover operations, and; 3.) the power to issue a ticket or provide “mercy” and let a driver off with a warning (Pollock, 2010). Most importantly, police officers are imparted with an ability, under policy, to use force when necessary.…
After having failed in the previous attempt to enter the house, the officers forcibly go in using a purported search warrant and searched the home in which crude materials were found. The rule of law in scrutiny was the violation of the American Constitution as explained in the Fourth Amendment. The law termed all evidence collected in violation of this amendment to be unacceptable and irrelevant in the court proceedings. Question…
The Fourth Amendment Do you know you have the right to say NO?. The Fourth Amendment in other words Search and Seizures allows one to say no until proper legal document or warrant is shown to search or seized someone’s home, car, personal item and to protect people rights to privacy from the government intrusions. Meaning the government can’t use police force in which would expose citizens. Also the Fourth Amendment respects people rights and that it should not be violated. The Fourth Amendment created a major impact in today’s society not many citizens; teenager and adult are aware of their Fourth Amendment rights.…
Police Subculture The police subculture is much the same throughout all the law enforcement careers throughout the world. The police subculture is a distinctive set of beliefs, values, attitudes, and behaviors that are shared amongst the majority of officers working in law enforcement organizations (Malmin, 2012). The subculture is taught to new recruits from the first day they arrive at the academy to the last day. This subculture follows them from that point on throughout their career in law enforcement.…
INTRODUCTION The act of crime is brought about by breaking the law enforced by the government thus, there is violation of rights entitled to individuals and disruptions of well-being (Brown et al. 2013: 20). The duty of a law enforcement officer is to eradicate crime in a society, it’s to promote peace and ensure safety within a society. Additionally, law enforcement officers are normally seen as law abiding citizens who are tasked with implementing the laws at all jurisdictional levels (Otu 2006: 18). At the same time, some law enforcement officers see themselves as crime fighters, while others consider themselves helpers of those who cannot help themselves.…
This paper is going to explain who can issue a search warrant, the grounds on why a search warrant will be issued, who issues it, and the people and location to be searched, and items that can be seized. I will also be informing you on who can issue a search and seizure warrant. I have attached a search and seizure warrant. The search and seizure falls under the Fourth Amendment. Let me begin with what a search warrant consists of.…
J. Cecelia Shaulis April 13, 2015 Pols-Y 211 Dalecki Exam 3- Miranda v. Arizona One of the biggest players in law interpretation and policy-making is the judiciary system. While the other two branches of government have some control over the judiciary system through checks and balances, the federal courts have a great deal of power in the form of judicial review. Judicial review is the authority of the Supreme Court to interpret the Constitution.…
The article, “The Problem with Police Cameras” written by Janet Vertasi was published in Time Magazine in May of 2014. Vertasi, an employee at Princeton University where is an assistant professor of Sociology. Vertasi’s article provides information regarding police body cameras and bringing awareness to the negative possibilities of our local police wearing body cameras while on duty. She provides examples of misrepresentation of photos with fifteen years of experience in examining how experts work with pictures and uses cases like the “Rodney King Trials” to prove her opinion. Vertasi explains the process of which people are able to “trick” you into seeing what they want you to see, while backing her point using the old gestalt images that…