Searches and seizures

Case title: Herring v. United States Citation: 555 U.S. 135 Year decided: 2009 Facts: Bennie Dean Herring was arrested on July 7, 2004 after he went down to the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department to obtain items from his truck which was impounded. Investigator Mark Anderson became suspicious of Herring and began to inquire about his past. He had Sandy Pope, the county’s warrant clerk, to run Herring’s name in the system to see if he had any active warrants for his arrest. After running…

government viewing and controlling a citizen's Internet would be a needless violation of their privacy. In fact, the Constitution says, "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized." This means that the…

The U.S. Constitution was established to give an understanding of the principles and the laws of the nation. The U.S. Constitution contains twenty-seven amendments. The first ten amendments are known as the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights was created to protect rights of citizens of the United States and balance the power of the government. The four amendments of the Bill of Rights that deal with criminal procedure are the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth Amendments. (Neubauer & Fradella,…

The Fourth Amendment prohibits unreasonable search and seizure and requires a warrant for searches that are supported by probable cause. The use of dogs may feel like a violation of the Fourth Amendment guarantee when used in a private home. In 2013 the Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision that police drug-sniffing dog picking…

New Jim Crow”, written by Michelle Alexander, argues that law-enforcement officials, due to the erosion of the Fourth amendment, inflict discriminatory practices. The Fourth amendment was put in place to protect citizens against unwarranted searches and seizures, however this is hardly followed by law-enforcement because of the governments affirmation on the war on drugs. Over our societies history and institutionalized practices of discrimination, especially the war on drugs, we have…

Police to succeed former Chief Carl F. Hansson. While serving as Chief of Police he remained active in the instruction of police subjects in police schools throughout the nation. His training in various law subjects, evidence, laws of arrest, searches and seizures, case preparation, criminal procedures, accident investigation, and types of criminal investigation enabled him to teach these various subjects in the Dallas Police Academy and elsewhere. Chief Curry served as chairman of the planning…

The fourth amendment to the U.S. Constitution states that the people have “the right… to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause…” (“The Constitution of the United States”). In modern cases with the emergence of a technologically driven society, courts have adopted this for personal data as…

constitution). Just to go through a few; Amendment 1: states we as citizens have the freedom of speech. Amendment 2: The right of the people to keep and bear arms. Amendment 4: The right of the people to be secure in their houses; unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated, and lastly Amendment 8: Excessive bails, excessive fines imposed, cruel and unusual punishments all shall not be inflicted. Everyday these rights are being violated in America. Cops are walking into houses…

The U.S. Constitution was enacted to ensure that any citizen, who was accused of a crime, would receive fair and equal due process. More specifically, the U.S. Constitution’s procedural rights are defined by the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Amendment of the Bill of Rights. These Amendments only reflect a portion of the Constitution’s Bill of Rights however, they are important to the Criminal Justice System because they outline a standard procedure that the government must follow during the entire…

The United States Government has an obligation to protects its citizens. - The United States is the leading country in civil rights. Its citizens have far more liberties and opportunities than anywhere else. If national security is threatened, I believe that our civil liberties should be violated if warranted. The Government should have necessary access to prevent domestic terrorism. The world today is a very dangerous place, and we must do everything possible to combat any challenges we face,…