...Should the Legal requirements for obtaining a Search Warrant be changed? By: Leonard Douzart CRJU 3402 Valdosta State University Outline I. Introduction II. Main Body a) My background study on the legal requirements b) My proof of opinion on why it should be changed c) Comparisons from different people of why it should be changed d) The latest research of a warrant e) Factors influencing the decision of the legal requirements of why obtaining a search warrant should be changed III. Supporting Facts a) Data analysis b) Comparisons between why it should and shouldn’t be changed c) Research towards the legal requirements of search warrants IV. Conclusion a) An analytical summary of what my reasoning and fact is of obtaining a search warrant and should it be changed b) My thesis reworded to state the final paper Thesis Statement In this thesis statement we are going to explore the reasoning, should the legal requirements of obtaining a search warrant be changed. This is going to show you how it is all designed and many different examples of why it should be changed along with different cases that proves why it should be changed. The passage is going to demonstrate many sources and legal forms that result to this topic of study of why search warrants should be changed in this type of matter because to some citizens this seems to be a problem when going against their own rights. The most important...
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...Unit V Case Study BCJ-2001 March 29, 2016 Introduction The exclusionary rule applies to evidence which has been confiscated in infringement of the U.S. Constitution. There have been many alterations to the exclusionary rule and its applications throughout the years. The exclusionary rule, in addition to three court cases, which have had a direct impact on the rule, will be examined in this case study. The court cases are Weeks v. United States (1914), Rochin v. California (1952), and Mapp. Ohio (1961). The Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and how it operates is accordance to the exclusionary rule, will also be studied. Additionally, this case study will examine logical searches and how they may have pertained to the three court cases. Exclusionary Rule The exclusionary rule is an interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment by the Supreme Court, it is not part of the U.S. Constitution (Dempsey, 2013). When written, the Bill of Rights only applied to “agents of the federal government—not to those of local governments—the Court first applied the exclusionary rule only to federal courts and federal law enforcement officers.” (Dempsey, 2013, p.179) In court cases, the rule has progressed as an interpretation of the Fourth Amendment by the Supreme Court, which forbids any irrational search and seizure of a citizen. Illegally confiscated evidence cannot be utilized against a defendant in a court, as it violates the Fourth Amendment, thus, the evidence...
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...QUIZ 3 CHAPTER 4 AND 5 CRJ 320 WK 3 Quiz 3 Chapter 4,5 MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. In which 1984 case did the Supreme Court define a search as “a governmental infringement of a legitimate expectation of privacy?” a. United States v. Ross c. Mapp v. Ohio b. United States v. Jacobsen d. Terry v. Ohio 2. A lane search, or partitioning the area into lanes, a. can be adapted to any number of police personnel. b. is intended to be used only with one officer. c. works well inside. d. must always be used with a traffic director. 3. Which of the following is not a goal of a search during an investigation? a. to establish that a crime was committed b. to establish when the crime was committed c. to identify who committed the crime d. to punish the offender 4. Which of the following do investigators not need to know in order to conduct an effective search? a. the legal requirements for searching b. the identity of the offender c. the elements of the crime being investigated d. the items being searched for 5. The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution forbids what type of searches and seizures? a. illegal c. unreasonable b. unsupervised d. undercover 6. In which of the following cases is a search not legal? a. The search is incidental to a lawful arrest. b. An officer stops a suspicious person and believes the person to be armed. c. An emergency exists. d. An officer conducts a search of a motorist for a driving infraction. 7. A way to determine if probable cause exists...
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...Case Study William Smith Professor Leona Williams July 15, 2014 Columbia Southern University This case study paper is focused on the exclusionary rule, which is defined as an interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment by the Supreme Court that holds evidence seized in violation of the U.S. Constitution cannot be used in court against a defendant (Dempsey, J., Forst, L., 2011). What this rule pretty much means is that any evidence that is found to be seized in violation of the U.S. Constitution can be suppressed in court and not used against the arrested subject. The exclusionary rule evolved in U.S. law through a series of Supreme Court cases. Since at least 1914, the Supreme Court has been concerned with the use of illegal means by the police to seize evidence in violation of the Constitution, and then using that evidence to convict a defendant in court (Dempsey, J., Forst, L., 2011). The court continually warned state courts and law enforcement agencies that they must amend their procedures in order to comply with the U.S. Constitution or risk the exclusionary rule being imposed on them as well. By 1961, the Supreme Court, noting that the state courts had not amended their procedures to conform to the Constitution, applied the exclusionary rule to the state courts and law enforcement agencies, as well as federal ones. The following cases Weeks vs. United States, Rochin vs. California and Mapp vs. Ohio, I will compare and contrast each individual case. I will also...
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...STUDY OF THE 4TH CJUS367-1004A-05 Criminal Law Study of The 4th Amendment Study Of The 4th Amendment This particular assignment wants us to take a look at the 4th Amendment specifically, surrounding a make shift drug operation, that will more than likely involve an interrogation of some type with the suspects and a search. The 4th Amendment specifically deals with a person’s rights to be protected from illegal search and seizure, and having a right to be reasonably secure in their house or dwelling. In law enforcement, probable cause must first be established in order for police officers to make arrests, make vehicle stops, etc…If a person is placed under arrest, the Miranda rights must be read, in part it reads, “You have the right to remain silent, if you give up that right, anything you say can and will be used against you…” even criminals have rights, and their rights can’t be violated no more than any other citizens, that is why they have to know they have a right to not say anything if arrested and detained by law enforcement. The Constitution of the United States of America is a document, drawn up by our fore fathers designed to lay out the “unalienable” rights of each citizen, as “endowed by the creator”; as well as delegate powers and responsibility of each branch of government, but on the premise that no one branch of government should have exclusive...
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...Issue: Whether the fourth amendment search and seizure constitutional right was in violation in Encinitas, Ca. when Mike Pilazzio and his passenger, Mrs. Walden was pulled over after Mr. Pilazzio crossed a sold double yellow line, not giving him permission to search his belongings in result finding a purse full of crack cocaine without probable cause. Rule: 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.(1) Exclusionary rule: There are thirteen exclusions to the Fourth Amendment rule, which follows: Probable cause, Consent searches, Probation searches, Search incident to arrest, Stop & Frisk, Exigent circumstances, Plain view, Vehicle searches- the search and seizure of stolen or forfeited goods, or goods subject to a duty, and the personal effects searched or seized for evidence. If a vehicle is impounded or if there is probable cause, law enforcement does not need a warrant. Border searches, Open fields, abandoned property, Consent searches, Administrative (2) Does not support the case: Carroll v. United States Robbins v. California Does support the case: Knowles v. Iowa Wyoming v. Houghton History: On the morning of November 12, 2013, Mr. Mike Pilazzio...
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...Jasmine Thibodeaux Case Study #2 Kirk v. Louisiana I. In 1998, residents of a New Orleans neighborhood left tips for the New Orleans Police Department regarding drug activity. Detectives from the NOPD started surveillance on the apartment which belonged to Kennedy Kirk. During the surveillance of the apartment they witnessed four apparent drug transactions at Kirks residence. After one suspected buy they stopped the buyer that just left the apartment and found that he was in possession of crack cocaine. The detectives had probable cause and believed that evidence could be destroyed if they waited for a warrant. They decided to enter without seeking that warrant. Once inside the residence, they found crack cocaine, cocaine and cash on Kirk himself. No other drug paraphilia was located in the apartment. Kirk was convicted of possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute. He believed his arrest was illegal and “police were not justified in entering his home without a warrant absent exigent circumstances” (Cornell University Law School, n.d.) and appealed to the higher court. The Louisiana Court of Appeal declined to determine if those circumstances existed because “the evidence required to prove that the defendant possessed cocaine with the intent to distribute, namely the cocaine and the money, was...
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...can start with the search and seizure of the suspect’s residence. The police did not conduct a lawful search and seizure under the guidelines described in the 4th Amendment. The police would have to obtain a search warrant before entering and searching the residence. There wasn’t reason for the police to enter the suspect’s residence. The fact that the officers had an arrest warrant for the suspect is not an exigent circumstance that would have allowed the police to enter his residence. If the police had entered the residence under exigent circumstance and had seen any evidence in plain view then it could have been a lawful search and seizure. Finding evidence in plain view would have been the probable cause needed to search the entire residence for evidence after obtaining a search warrant. This was not a reasonable search and there was no probable cause that would have allowed the search. The evidence in the case study that led to this conclusion was it states that the police entered the residence with only an arrest warrant and the nod of a 14-year-old girl. It does not state that the officers had a search warrant. According to the way this search was conducted, the suspect 4th Amendment was violated. The fact that the police had obtained an arrest warrant for the suspect and took him into custody when he arrived home was the part of the arrest that was conducted properly. When the police entered the home of the suspect without permission or a search warrant was the part of the...
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...Search Warrants & Probable Cause Dale Langston American Intercontinental University Abstract This paper examines the many factors of search warrants it will examine the process by which a search warrant may be applied for and issued, focusing on the requirements of the Fourth Amendment. This paper will also describe probable cause and the standard by which the cause is fulfilled. In addition, it will describe and discuss at least two forms of searches that do not need a warrant. Also discussed in the study is warrant less searches, if the reasons are compelling, and if all requests require probable cause exists or exceptions. Search Warrants & Probable Cause Search warrants are issued when there is probable cause and it needs one. If a police officer was to walk into your household and search it without consent or a search warrant, they not only get into trouble, but what they might find could be thrown out at the hearing and does not count against you. Occasionally there are even searches that will not involve a search warrant which means whatever they do discovery can become trouble for you as well as can be used alongside you in court. Under the Fourth Amendment, to law enforcement or anyone else in this field, individuals need be safe in their households and in their individuals against arbitrary searches and seizures (Schmalleger, 2012). Fourth Amendment states: "The right of the people to have protection of their persons, houses, papers, and effects...
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...Search and Seizure Louisa Barnes CJ333: Constitutional Law March 16, 2014 Erin Shriver SEARCH AND SEIZURE Constitutional Search The high school students were throwing a party that created so much noise that a noise complaint was lodged with the police by a neighbor. This gave the police the right to enter onto the property to investigate the complaint. Once they arrived at the residence and started talking to the party goers they smelled marijuana on the individuals. Because of the reasonable suspicion and probable cause that criminal activity was taking place they had a right to search the premises. This is found in the Fourth Amendment under Probable Cause and Reasonable Suspicion (Farlex, Inc., 2014).To protect evidence from being destroyed they also had a need for the search of the premises. To protect themselves as well as possible evidence they were also permitted to frisk the individuals that were out on the porch of the house. This exercise is permitted when they have reasonable suspicion that a criminal activity is taking place (Daniel E. Hall, 2012, pp. 509-510). While frisking the individuals a bag of marijuana was found. This led the police officers to then call for backup for searching the house before evidence inside the property could be destroyed before a warrant could be obtained. While waiting on the backup they proceeded to search the remaining individuals inside the home, again to keep themselves safe. Drugs are a type of evidence that can disappear...
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... | |Issue date: | |P1 Describe the difference between arrest with and without warrant | |P2 State the rights of a detained person | |P3 Explain the powers the police have to search people and premises | |M1 Explain the requirements of a lawful arrest | |D1 Evaluate police powers of arrest, detention and search | Scenario: As a new police recruit, you have been asked to give a presentation about the powers which police have to arrest, detain then search people and property. Task 1 As a power point presentation, describe the key differences between the following points: • Arrest with a warrant & without a warrant; • Arrest by a police officer & by a...
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...Accessed from https://verdict.justia.com/2013/04/17/the-u-s-supreme-court-declares-warrantless-dog-sniffs-of-private-front-porches-unconstitutional-or-does-it Cornell Law School. 4 "Terry Stop/ Stop and Frisk." 1 Accessed on February 9, 20178, from https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/terry_stop_stop_and_frisk Findlaw. 7 "Are DUI Checkpoints Legal?" 8 Retrieved on February 9, 2018, from http://traffic.findlaw.com/traffic-stops/are-DUI-checkpoints-legal-.html Findlaw. “Civil Rights: U.S. Supreme Court Decisions" Accessed on 9/2/18 from http://civilrights.findlaw.com/civil-rights-overview/civil-rights-u-s-supreme-court-decisions.html Harriot, M. 1 "Philly Cops' 5 Habit of Fondling Black Men Sparks Greatest Protest of All Time." Kemp, D. 9 "The Warrant Requirement for GPS Tracking Devices." Verdict JUSTIA, November 4, 2013, Retrieved on February 9, 2018, from...
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...Plagiarism I hereby certify that this material, which I now submit for assessment on the programme of study leading to the award of Law and Business, is entirely my own work and has not been taken from the work of others save and to the extent that such work has been cited and acknowledged within the text of my work. Student Name: Nicoletta Hodyas Student Number: 13383056 Date: 20/04/2015 Student Signature: Nicoletta Hodyas Assignment title: ‘A majority of the Group is of the view that the current exclusionary rule is too strictly calibrated, and would wish to see a situation develop where the court would have a discretion to admit the evidence or not, having regard to the totality of the circumstances and in particular the rights of the victim’ (Balance in the Criminal Law Review Group, 2007: 161). Word count without bibliography: 1997. Introduction. This essay will analyze the exclusionary rule, focusing on its development mainly in Irish law. It will examine the development of the rule providing the arguments for an urgent change and analyze the Gardaí improvements in accountability. Finally, it focuses on the most recent Supreme Court decision in DPP v. JC [1], which overturned decision in People (DPP) v. Kenny[2]. Exclusionary rule allows evidence that was obtained through deliberate and conscious breach of accused’s constitutional rights to be excluded in the case, unless extraordinary circumstances appear. The rule prohibits all evidence unconstitutionally obtained...
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...Warren held the position of Chief Justice between 1953 and 1969. He led a liberal majority, who utilized the judicial authority to consternate their conservative opponents. The Warren Court promoted the federal power, judicial power, civil liberties, and civil rights in a dramatic fashion. The Rehnquist Court, on the other hand, took a conservative approach in criminal justice (Pollak, 1979). The most significant case that the Warren Court decided with regard to civil liberties was Brown v Board of Education of Copeka, Kansas (1954). The court unanimously ruled that there is no place for the doctrine of separate but equal doctrine in the sphere of public education. The Warren Court demonstrated its value for liberalism and activism. The view of the Warren Court was that states are a hindrance in the enhancement of a just nation. In the sphere of criminal procedure and law enforcement, Chief Justice Earl Warren’s Court was associated with four chief cases: Terry v Ohio (1968), Miranda v Arizona (1966), Gideon v Wainwright (1963), and Mapp v Ohio (1961). These four cases establish the foundation for the application of the principle referred to as the ‘exclusionary rule’ and the major basis for Warren Court critics. The Warren Court established the doctrine of...
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...Amendment Essay Jake Russell AJS/503 Intro to Graduate Study in Criminal Justice April 11 2015 Many law enforcement officers have been accused of illegal searches and seizing property for evidence illegally with no probable cause. That is unconstitutional according to the fourth amendment. The fourth amendment protectects the right of the people to be secure in their homes, cars, any personal belongings, and no warrant can be issued without probable cause. That means an officer can't just infiltrate your home because he thinks some drugs are inside. Him/Her will need sufficient reason based on facts known to believe a crime has been committed or that certain property is connected with some illegal activity. In an New York Times article Newark, New Jersey has had several instances of unlawful practices and illegal stops and searches by police officers. To deal with these problems a proposal to have officers wear cameras and also make some changes to individual department policies on search and seizures has been made. The justice department revealed a document stating that seventyfive percent of people stopped was without probable cause, and the majority people stopped by the police were minorities. Even the property seized unjustified such as drugs and firearms was gone unreported. The fourth amendment was created just for this issue. Some officers take too much authori...
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