Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution

On 05-04-2017, members of the Little Rock Police Special Response Unit arrested Jeremy Adams, W/M, DOB: 07-22-1980, at 8819 Colonel Glenn Road, Little Rock, Arkansas. Mr. Preston was charged with Possession of Methamphetamine and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Mr. Adams was transported to Pulaski County Regional Detention Facility and held without bond. Mr. Adams was assigned Street Narcotic number 2017-SN-331 in reference to this incident. Little Rock Police Department Incident #…

The Government violated DLK’s Fourth Amendment rights. They did not get a warrant to do search and seizure on DLK’s property. DLK should not be convicted of growing marijuana in his home because the technology that the Government used goes against the five senses rule, the device (thermal imager) that they used in not open for use in the general public, and last, DLK had an expectation of privacy in his own house. One reason that DLK’s Fourth Amendment right were violated is because the thermal…

On 06-21-2017 at 2153 hours I was dispatched to 333 South Westwood Boulevard (Walmart) in reference to shoplifting. While responding I was advised the suspects two black female adults and two black juveniles left heading north on Business 67 in a maroon Dodge Challenger. A short time later Officer Duckett attempted to stop a vehicle matching the description provided however the driver of the vehicle failed to stop. See Officer Duckett’s supplemental report. I responded to the location where the…

in the absence of probable cause is valid when one occupant give permission for the search, even if the other occupant objects by siting the case United States v. Matlock, when the United States Supreme Court ruled that the police can obtain consent for a search from a third party, if the third party has common authority over the premises (United States v. Matlock). The Courts have knowledge and understanding that during such instance situations can change quickly and because of this, police…

On the above date I was conducting a business check of Walmart. While conducting the business check, I was alerted by Walmart LP Officer, Marion Edwards, that a White male subject was opening packages and concealing items. I proceeded into the vestibule, located next to the grocery entrance, where I made contact with the male subject, later identified as Clifford William Tyler Morris. Edwards, along with several Walmart managers positively identified the subject as the person who was opening…

to the legal implications of a principal searching students’ hotel rooms and the limits that exist related to discipline and power. The primary points of constitutional emphasis from this case study relate to the Fourth Amendment rules of search and seizure and the Fourteenth Amendment right to due process. Essex sums up the general rulings of courts by stating,”It is important to remember that a fair and reasonable exercise of administrative authority will withstand court scrutiny.” (Essex,…

Americans have long valued their constitutional rights, which ensure them a certain degree of independence and protection from mistreatment by the government. The fourth amendment ensures that citizens are not searched without reason or in an unlawful way--this guarantees that one’s person or property is not searched without a warrant or probable cause. When it comes to technology, however, the line begins to blur. The exponential growth of technology within the 21st century alongside the…

Case Summary: On October 17th, 1967 Charles Katz filed a petition against the state for the violation of Fourth Amendments “Right to Privacy” by FBI. Charles Katz was using a payphone to communicate his betting wages from LA to Miami and Boston, which was against the federal law (18 U.S.C 1084). Unknown to his knowledge, FBI had planted an electronic eavesdropping device outside the phone booth and recorded everything that was part of the conversation from his side. He was later arrested, and…

Should officials be able to search through personal devices? Some say that it is helpful the community. Others say that officials do not have the right to search through devices. Searching through personal devices without a warrant is definitely an invasion of privacy. Officials need to have evidence or probable cause to look through personal devices. For example, officers shouldn’t look through phones just because the officer thinks something is on the phone, they need to have a warrant, or in…

Consent to search and seizure should be granted in a household in which two persons share a computer but use different login names and passwords when both parties are present and both most give consent otherwise officers can only search the consenting persons portion of the computer. If the one person is present and the other person isn’t the only way the person who is home has authority to consent to a search of the whole computer is by providing passwords for both users. It is recommended that…