Fourth dimension

must have probable cause that the suspect committed a crime. An arrest warrant is not always required. This paper will give a detailed discussion on the general law of arrest. The fourth amendment makes probable cause a requirement for an arrest. It states that “no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause” (“Fourth Amendment,” n.d.). According to the definition, officers must have probable cause to make an arrest and to obtain a warrant for an arrest to be legal. An officer must be able to…

In an article by Saranac Hale Spencer, which was published 7 March, entitled “Rules May Change for Digital Search Warrants,” Spencer discusses the Delaware Supreme Court decision to require more specific search and seizure warrants for electronic devices. In 2015, Christopher Wheeler, a former Tower Hill headmaster, was sentenced to 50 years in prison for 25 counts of dealing in child pornography. However, the warrants used to obtain the information were so broad he was able to appeal and is…

The right to privacy is a constitutional requirement that each human being is entitled to. It is alluded to in the fourth schedule of the united states of the American constitution and provides that every citizen is protected from indiscriminate searches, one that secures one’s house, papers, and persons from unreasonable searches. However, this right is not absolute, in that there are instances where a person, his house of belonging is amenable to such a search, especially when it is suspected…

According to chapter four, the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution protects all citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures of property (personal or otherwise) by law enforcement officers, hence the requirement of a search warrant. A search warrant is issued by a judge and is used to authorize law enforcement officers to search a particular location and seize specific items, most often suspected evidence. The first and by far the most important step in obtaining a search…

The Fourth Amendment: Our Right to Privacy Criminal Procedure CRJ350 Dr. Patricia Drown Regent University Eboni Alston The Fourth Amendment is part of the first ten amendments in the Bill of Rights added to the US Constitution, ratified in 1791 and guaranteeing such rights as the freedoms of speech, assembly, and worship. This amendment provides "the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not…

Court as more than basic suspicion has defined probable cause. The detectives had probable cause to suspect Mr. May of the crime since; both the victim and the eyewitness identified him. Probable cause is required in order to protect the suspects Fourth Amendment right to the protection of an unreasonable search and seizure, if a search warrant, arrest and trial at a later date. Cruz and Hamrick request a search warrant for Mr. May’s home. The courts fulfill the four requirements of a valid…

In 1960 Ohio police were searching for a suspect they believed had involvement with a resent bombing. While investigating the case, three police officers went to the residence of Dollree Mapp who they had reason to believe was protecting the fugitive or had information of their whereabouts. When the officers arrived at her home they asked Mapp to open the door and let them come in to search her home. She contacted her attorney at the time and he advised her not to let them in without a warrant.…

protection from unreasonable searches and seizures into the state constitution until 1938, relying instead upon Section 8 of the Civil Rights La. Section 12 of Article I of the State Constitution contains two paragraphs, the first identical to the Fourth Amendment and the second proscribing the unreasonable interception by the government of telephone and telegraphic communication. (Association of the Bar of the City of New York, n.d) N.Y. C.P.L. Law § 140.50 was established in 1976. The C.P.L. §…

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. It’s a court order in writing. It’s signed by the appropriate judicial authority and conducted by a law enforcement officer. Telling the officer to search a certain area, vehicle,…

The exclusionary rule acts as a control over law enforcement behavior and focuses on the failure of officers to obtain warrants authorizing them to conduct searches. Additionally, the exclusionary rule is grounded in the fourth amendment designed to protect citizens from illegal searches and seizures. The Fremont Weeks took place in 1914 and is considered as one of the first cases that the exclusionary rule was implemented. MR Weeks was arrested for using the mail to transport tickets for a…