of a home is part of the home itself for Fourth Amendment purposes. Police officers cannot go beyond the scope of that invitation. Entering a person's porch for the purposes of conducting a search requires a broader license than the one commonly given to the general public. Without such a license, the police officers were conducting an unlawful search in violation of the Fourth Amendment. Florida v. Harris & Florida v. Jardines, both are related to the fourth amendment. Although, citizens have…
the article of EFF (electronic frontier foundation), eff.org states, “News reports in December 2005 first revealed that the National Security Agency (NSA) has been intercepting Americans’ phone calls and Internet communications,” (www.eff.org). The Fourth Amendment protects every American from the invasion of privacy. I do not agree what the NSA is doing because first of all Americans were not aware they were doing this and we do not know how long they have been doing this, they could have…
Question Presented After being pulled over for running a red light, Mr. Knight was asked to ride in the patrol car, but was assured that he could leave after the traffic stop paperwork was completed. During the course of the ride, Mr. Knight made incriminating statements in response to a police officer’s questions. Under the Fifth Amendment as interpreted by Delaware courts, which requires law enforcement officials to provide Miranda warnings before custodial interrogations, can Mr. Knight’s…
QUESTIONS: HOW DOES “STOP AND FRISK” AFFECT THE EXPERIENCE OF PEOPLE LIVING IN HIGH IMPACT COMMUNITIES? Police officers play a central role in the law enforcement system. They monitor criminal activity, take part in community patrols, respond to emergency calls, issue tickets, make arrests, investigate crimes and testify in court as needed. A police officer's first order of business is to serve and protect. In fact, the phrase "serve and protect" is common in the credo of many law enforcement…
Although this may be incriminating evidence against Ron, it may also be so for Cheryl because she obtained the document illegally. In this situation, I would not negotiate with Ron's lawyer, however, I would turn the documents over to the proper authorities. Some states allow a lawyer to take possession of evidentiary material to examine but require the lawyer to turn that evidence over to the proper authority, such as the police and may require additional steps, such as returning the document…
Allied Erecting & Dismantling is a company in the industrial scrapping industry, they make designs, document, and design machinery that is specific the type of scraping that they are doing. John Ramun founded allied Erecting & Dismantling in 1973. John has been fighting Genesis Equip & Mfg for business since the company opened; the two companies have always been major rivals. John’s son Mark worked for Allied for a long period of time, while he was working there, Allied developed a demolishing…
On 05/29/2016, I Deputy R. Dean Hildebrand received a call from dispatch requesting I talk to William Hagman about a problem he was having with Anthony Romo. I spoke to Hagman and he explained he believed Romo had broken into his house at 303 West Basin Street, Basin Montana, about October 2014. Hagman continued to state he had problems with Romo stealing this from his home and out buildings. He believes Romo had entered his house through a back window and rummage through the house. Hagman…
On 09/02/2015 at approximately 1020 hours, I was dispatched to 100 Stone Path Drive (Cobble Stone Apartment), in reference to a breaking and entering that already occurred. Upon my arrival I spoke with the property manager of the Apartment complex, Billie Suzanne Shaffer, who stated that sometime between 09/01/2015 at 0800 hours and 09/02/2015 at 0900 hours, someone had broken into the property business center via back door. Ms. Shaffer stated that when she returned to the business at…
The events of September 11, 2001 will never be forgotten by the American people. One of the largest changes made in the United States after 9/11 was the introduction of the USA Patriot Act on October 26, 2001. The act allows US government agencies to easily gain access to the private records of people within the United States. The records include phone records, banking statements, and credit reports. Without any limits on the power of government agencies, the possibility of infringing on the…
Amendment 4,5,6, and 8 protects an accused against abuses by the federal government. Each amendment has a right for a citizen. These amendments give citizens fair treatment. Everybody should have a fair trial. Someone could get punished cruelly and they were not guilty to being with. Each of these Amendments were made for these purposes. Amendment 4 states that nothing can be searched without a reason. This Amendment protects personal belongs of others. A cop cannot just pull someone over to…