Searches and seizures

According to Rutledge (2006), “If you have the voluntary consent of the suspect to enter a residence or to conduct a search, a resulting seizure of evidence will generally be reasonable under the Fourth Amendment (Schneckloth v. Bustamonte).” According to US Legal (n.d.) , “Third party consent refers to a person's agreement to official action like search of premises that affects another person's…

Why should we be protected? What rights are important to you? Should we be the next Hunger Game series? Let me tell you why I have a say in this current situation. I am seventeen about to be eighteen in June, voting is going to happen in November of 2016. I am a senior in high school and coming up on June 10, 2016 I will be carrying around the label of an adult. What I will start saying will matter and I have every right to state my opinion. I am getting to the young adult age and I will start…

The amendment I chose is the Fourth Amendment. The Fourth Amendment is “Citizens cannot be forced to subject themselves to seizure and search without a search warrant and probable cause”. The Fourth Amendment was included to the Constitution so that police do not have the power to just look through your things and they can’t take anything if they do not have permission, a warrant, from a judge. You must also show that you have a good reason to be able to get the warrant. The Founding Fathers of…

The students at Rocktown High are generally commendable, but a few weeds tend to sprout up in their perfectly kept garden from time to time. However, that’s not to say that these weeds don’t have the right to privacy. Students who cheat are still students, and all are given the same rights. When word gets to Principal Smith that a few pupils cheated on an exam, then begins a string of small invasions of privacy. Britney’s texts are read because she is notorious for misconduct. Through her…

in the news after the terrorist attack in December in San Bernardino, behind the minds of gunman Syed Farook and his wife. Safety and privacy are major contributions to one’s rights. Afterall it is in the Bill of Rights 4th amendment; no searches or seizures without a warrant. This goes against the 4th amendment because since Syed Farook is a U.S. citizen, these rights do apply to him.…

communication leading to the gathering of appropriate information for the state, federal and the local law officers (Kealy, 2003). The counterdrug appropriations will fund these activities, and the changes would prohibit personnel engaging in seizures, arrest, and searches. The Posse Comitatus Act is a short Act consisting of 52 words. As we have explored the PCA we have noted its history, the various laws and statues of when the PCA can or cannot be used, and some necessary changes for a…

later, the United States still tries to follow the laws and rights granted by the Constitution. There are many individuals who abide and uplift the Constitution; however, others chose to neglect what was written in the Constitution. From illegal searches to racial profiling arrest, when do these violations of the Constitution end? According to the Constitution, American citizens have rights that should not to be violated. In other words, under the Fourth Amendment “you have the right not to have…

automobiles, these devices are also found in most cell phones as well. Because of the nature of the device, courts recognized early on that use of a GPS device to monitor one’s location violated the Constitution’s “prohibition against unreasonable searches”. In the United States v. Williams trial, “a federal district court in Kentucky ruled that activating an in-car GPS device to locate a vehicle did not violate the Fourth Amendment, but the court highlighted the fact that the device was used…

Americans. The Bill of Rights consists of the first 10 Amendments to the constitution. The question asks specifically about the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth Amendments. The Fourth Amendment protects persons from unreasonable searches and seizures. Under most circumstances it requires a judge to issue a search warrant. The search warrant authorizes police officers to search and seize evidence of criminal activity. Warrants can only be…

Seizures that are done unconstitutionally don’t normally occur, but I did recently read an article relating to your answer. Sadly, sometimes police may seize someone’s private property, even if they did not commit any crimes. According to the webpage ACLU (2013), 130 CAID patrons were innocent, but were detained by the police at an Art Institute in Detroit which resulted in confiscation and the impoundment more than thirty cars and citations. However, there were no drugs or any weapons found.…