Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution

The legal issue of whether Victor’s mental disability, medication, and Attention Deficient Disorder (ADD) was crucial information as to why, he committed the crime. In the case of United States v. Kozminski (1988) two men with mental disbalitlies where held to work for low or no wages and threatened and physiologically coerced to stay on the farm to work. The courts agreed that the men were coerced due to their mental incapacity. The act of coercion kept the men captive at the farm. In…

How well is the United States upholding the principles of the Declaration of Independence, you ask? In my opinion, absolutely horrible. I will go over many examples, and evidence for my answer to this question. First of all, the Declaration of Independence states that, all people are created equal, as far as I know they are doing horrible with this principle. For example according to abcnews.go.com/, Bruce Morrow, was fired for being too old from a radio station. That is definitely not being…

On 7 August 1999, at approximately 3AM, Baltimore County police officer Jeffrey Snyder observed a vehicle which was speeding and the driver was not wearing a seatbelt. Upon making a legal traffic stop, Officer Snyder could see there were three occupants in the vehicle and were later identified as: Donte Partlow, who was the vehicle owner and was driving; defendant Joseph Pringle, was sitting in the front passenger seat, and Otis Smith, who was sitting in the back seat. Officer Snyder asked…

Lawful Searches Law enforcement officers are bound to certain rules that limit their powers of search and seizure. These rules are governed by constitutional rights and administered by the supreme court. These rules were placed on officer to prevent corruption and protect the rights of citizens from corrupt officers. The use of a search warrant signed by a judge must accompany a search of residences that are believed to have evidence that prove the guilt of a suspect residing on the…

Based on the facts and circumstances surrounding the case, John Donogood can not be charged with First Degree Burglary. A comparison of the statute and the situation presented illustrates that not all elements of the crime are satisfied. As stated, Mr. Donogood broke and entered into Mrs. Smith’s garage without her consent and, therefore, elements (1), (2), and (3) are satisfied. However, because the garage was not attached to the house and it was not used for sleeping, it does not constitute a…

Introduction The laws of England and Ireland did not enable the freezing of assets of a defendant without lawful judgement prior to 1975. Thus this involved each case being brought before the courts and tried before such an order of the court was imposed. As a result the absence of such a remedy that could put an almost instantaneous hold on any transferable asset was aiding the defendant to avoid liability. Lord Denning stated that the Mareva injunction was “the greatest piece of judicial…

officers or the public. As the Fourth Amendment prohibits the use of deadly “unless it is necessary to prevent the escape of a suspected felon unless it is necessary to prevent the escape and the officer has probable cause to believe that the suspect poses a significant threat of death or serious physical injury to the officer or others” (Tennessee v Garner Et Al, n.d.), the actions of Officer Hymon were not consistent with the law. However, as T.C.A. § 40-7-108 (1982) states “if, after notice…

Mr. Walker’s Version ( Evidence) When the argument is going between him and her girlfriend the police came to the scene. Walker indicate that he cannot speak with PC Adams in that moment. He found himself blocked in the doorway by PC Adams. PC Adams used to assault him, and handcuff him. Then he fell over a wall and Walker used to bite PC Adams because to have himself room to breathe. PC Adams punched him, PC Cracknell joined. He was carried to the police van. As to forensic…

consent? The Fourth Amendment pertains to the safety and privacy of people and their property. In some court cases, the fourth amendment does not provide enough and specified protection for people. If The Right to Know Act is passed, it would provide additional protection towards people and their rights.This bill would require police officers to identify themselves by providing their names and rank before searching a member of the public. Although people’s rights are protected under the fourth…

its citizens because it violates the constitution. According to a series of secret court orders issued by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, “the NSA effectively granted itself unrestricted access to every American’s complete phone and Internet records, all without any independent oversight.” This means that American citizens are being violated of their right to freedom of speech guaranteed by the constitution. This goes against what the United States stands for, and is unfair to…