Fourth dimension

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) Analysis- Probable cause(pc) is when an officer in light of his training and experience reasonably believes that a crime has been committed and the person arrested committed it.…

Singapore Powers of Search and Seizure Search and seizure is considered as one of the major elements in the criminal procedure that helps in discovery the identity of the arrested individual, identification of the offender, collection of instruments and other evidence of crime for criminal prosecution. Law enforcement officers have different kinds of search and seizure powers such as investigations into seizable cases, arrest cases, search warrant cases, and stolen fruits provisions. However,…

bill of rights was written by James Madison in 1789. James Madison studies history and government at New Jersey College. He continued to pursue a political career after losing the 1777 election of the Virginia Assembly. In 1809-1817, he became the fourth president of the United States. He is know as the “Father of the Constitution” because he took the pivotal role in drafting and promoting the U.S. construction and the Bill of Rights The U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the United States…

perform a reasonable search when the officer only performs a quick seizure and a limited search for a weapon on a person that the officer reasonably believes could have a weapon or be armed (casebriefs.com. n.d.). Therefore, it does not violate their Fourth Amendment right because it is done for the protection of the officer and those that are around the area at the time of the pat down or quick seizure. However, it was stated that it does not violate any one’s constitutional rights if there is…

especially working in law enforcement, probation, as a prosecutor, lawyer we must make sure that we follow the law. As in the case Maryland V. King, the law was following, but a slight different of opinion change the course of history by determine how our Fourth amendment is interpret. Criminal Law Issue (Chambers v. Florida 309 U.S. 227 (1940) Four defendants were convicted of first degree murder one being Isiah Chambers. On appeal, defendants argued that their confessions were involuntary…

content). Here’s a million-dollar question. Do people know who can see, read, record and store the things they do online? This might not sound crazy but it is the government; they can do this by hacking into a device connected to the internet, and then they use that device to record and monitor the individual. Funny thing is that the director of the National Intelligence Agency James Clapper made a comment where he stated, “Even a new Barbie has the ability to spy on you – it listens to Barbie…

One of the most commonly known amendments are those that are considered part of the Bill of Rights. However, one of the most important amendment that every citizen should know is the Fourth Amendment. This Amendment is broken in three parts that imply that people should have the right to be secure in and of their property, no warrants should be issued without any unreasonable cause and that if there is a warrant, then they should specify the place and people of search. Many citizens do not…

Melvin Colangelo AJS275 Butcher Words Importance and Legal Concerns of Evidence Melvin Colangelo AJS275 Butcher Words Importance and Legal Concerns of Evidence Locard’s Principle is that investigators and suspects leave and take something from every crime scene. The items that could be left behind, known as trace evidence can include hairs, fibers from clothing, and DNA to identify a few. There is also transfer evidence, which is a type of trace evidence but…

When Mr. Balestrero is first introduced to the three detectives, Hitchcock uses camera lighting along with camera movement to enunciate the setting which is described as murky and dark. Brean describes this encounter as the following, “Three men came up to him out of the murky shadows of a winter evening. They said they were police officers and showed him badges clipped to wallets. Mr. Balestrero experiencing a little quiver of uneasiness, asked what they wanted.” Hitchcock cannot transfer these…

actions of the NSA against the American civilian are infringing their constitutional rights. The main argument against the NSA is that it clearly goes against the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution. The collection of metadata, which runs websites and holds information about them, trespasses the style that search warrants are done. The Fourth Amendment defines "[t]he right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures,…