Warrant

by the supreme court. These rules were placed on officer to prevent corruption and protect the rights of citizens from corrupt officers. The use of a search warrant signed by a judge must accompany a search of residences that are believed to have evidence that prove the guilt of a suspect residing on the property. A search warrant is also needed in the event a law enforcement agency attempts to obtain information from electronic devices. These devices include event data recorders and…

Privacy Rights: Still Secure? By: Jason Trapp "If the right to privacy means anything, it is the right of the individual, married or single, to be free from unwarranted governmental intrusion." The majority of the world today is unaccustomed to the idea and right of privacy. Whether it be electronically or bodily and property violation, William J. Brennan’s quote portrays the modern world we live in today. Our Privacy Rights are being infringed because of Governmental intrusion, the Patriot Act…

Fourth Amendment to the constitution states a person's right to privacy and protects people from unlawful search and seizures. In order for a law enforcement officer to be able to conduct a lawful search and seizure, the officer must provide a search warrant or have probable cause. However, there are some exceptions to this requirement. Under normal circumstances, a law enforcement officer must first indicate that probable cause exists. Probable cause is defined as but is not limited to, a…

promptly and for the purpose of finding evidence related to the offence that the suspect was arrested for, is allowed. The courts concluded that once lawfully seized incident to arrest, the device in question (Blackberry) could be searched without a warrant, saying that the power to seize is meaningless without the power to search the item. However, recent court decisions have questioned these basic principles and prior court decisions. As earlier mentioned, the case of R v. Morelli (2010)…

Others say that officials do not have the right to search through devices. Searching through personal devices without a warrant is definitely an invasion of privacy. Officials need to have evidence or probable cause to look through personal devices. For example, officers shouldn’t look through phones just because the officer thinks something is on the phone, they need to have a warrant, or in extreme cases, probable cause. In the section “Abuse of Power,” from the article “Phone Patrol,” Jim…

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.…

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writing in law enforcement: report writing is a big one, writing a search warrant, writing an arrest report, the list could go on and on. Report writing in Law Enforcement is probably the most obvious type of writing. Every shift, in my city at least, there is always a civilian needing a report. These reports range from theft reports, assault reports, and harassment reports…

INTRODUCTION: This case involves the suspect being arrested for H&S 11377(a)-Crystal Methamphetamine, H&S 11364(a)-Drug Paraphernalia and an outstanding arrest warrant. LOCATION DESCRIPTION: This incident occurred in the parking lot at 25 S. Pasadena Avenue (Joe’s Auto Parks). EVIDENCE: • 1-Glass pipe approximately 3 inches in length with a bulb at the end, resembling a crystal methamphetamine pipe, with a white burnt residue inside. Found in Suspect Sutherland’s left front jacket pocket. •…

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 Constitution wanted to protect the rights of…