Search warrant

lawfully obtained evidence from Archer’s dining room under the PVD because the officer was in a place where he had a right to be and saw accessible property that was recognized as the candelabra. The Supreme Court has held that even if there is no warrant, obtaining evidence is always reasonable under the Fourth Amendment, if (1) the police entrance to the place to be searched is valid and (2) the PVD prong test is satisfied: if an officer is in a place where he has a right to be and sees…

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 warrant is to show probable cause that a crime was committed and that the items in question or connected to the crime are very likely to be found in the specific place named in the warrant. In order for the search warrant…

Search Warrants It is Saturday and like every other Saturday night you are stuck in the house since your friends failed to invite you to do any activities. You decided to be a little spontaneous and text a couple of your friends along with your local drug dealer. After begging your parents to let you borrow the car you then pick up the weed, and then a couple of you and closest friends all decide to go out to a party. Before you all walk into the house you put the car in park and decide to roll…

In the case presented, obtaining a search warrant would comes down to the key factor of proving probable cause. To do so, evidence of a possible operation must be at least reasonable. To find this needed evidence, it would be best to go undercover to learn the inner workings of the operation. For example, one way to find this evidence would be to portray a human trafficker. In doing so, members of this illegal operation may try to do business with you. While conducting this undercover work,…

Indeed, the Terry search principle was regarded, and the limit to which it was supposed to be conducted was reviewed, Terry vs. Ohio case. The court further went into other cases that had resolved issues on the fourth amendment and the Terry search (Minnesota v Dickerson, 1993). Indeed, in Michigan vs. Long, the Court held that in the context of that case, a Terry search allowed the search of the individual and passenger’s compartments of the automobile…

finding your door unlocked. You find an officer searching through your personal belongings. You ask the officer for the search warrant and he or she says that they don’t have one. Won’t you feel stalked because an officer is searching through your personal belongings? People shouldn’t invade others’ privacy because it makes others’ feel afraid, identities could be stolen, and search warrants are needed. Someone invading your home may make you feel unsafe or uneasy. Feeling afraid all the time…

Adjustments to Obtaining a Search Warrant Think of a time when hearing the news and listening to a sudden panic in everyone’s voice. The day when a man shot up the school in Sandy Hook or the mass shooting in a high school in Florida. Suddenly, the world has reached a point where the news on TV is mostly negative. Turning the news on makes the citizens and fellow neighbors scared, thinking what is next and who is next. Is it possible to remember the day when the news had something positive to…

searching or arrest warrants are required. It is important to know how to legally search and seize a person, place, or item. The fourth amendment protects citizens of America by injustice government searches and seizures of people’s house, papers, vehicles, and other items. The fourth amendment says that no warrant should be issued but only by probable cause supported by an oath or a place to be searched or items to be seized. There is seven exception for the fourth amendment search warrant…

Most people agree with search warrants and assume that they are keeping offenders out of the street and in jail lowering the crime rate when actually is doing the exact opposite.There are actually more cons than pros when it comes to search warrants and to think how accurate can they be on a lawful citizen.Think about it who wants their space to be intruded and personal information to be exposed to everyone over something so petite or not even anything to be accused of.Taking time to put actual…

three officers, Jeffrey Bell, Dustin Sillings and Darryl Forrest were arrested for making unethical choices involving stealing property from homes while engaging in search warrants. There are many reasons why a person acts unethically. But, what are the factors that would cause three men to steal from people’s property during a search warrant? There are implicit and explicit factors involved in this situation and there are a number of reasons why these factors would seem appealing to them. The…