MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA NORTHERN DIVISION JERRY BENNETT HATFIELD, III, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) JOHN MCDANIEL, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) CASE NO. 2:11-CV-590-WKW [WO] MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER This case involves the allegedly illegal search and seizure of Plaintiff Jerry Bennett Hatfield’s store and computer. The matter comes before the court on the Motion for Partial Summary Judgment filed by Defendants John McDaniel, Gary Graves, Robert Furlong, and the City of Prattville, Alabama. (Doc
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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." The Acton’s filed a lawsuit against the school district board, and stating that it violated the 4th
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property. Any malpractice such as breaking them or stealing them is chargeable in the court of law. Public employees expect privacy as the privacy act under the constitution guarantees them of their privacy and free from infringements, seizures or searches that are unreasoble.Thia is in accordance to the 4th amendments of the United States Constitution. The employer hence has to obtain warrant of search in the case of necessary searches (Walsh 3). Video camera from surveillance of the teacher in the
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beatings, robberies, rapes, and sex crimes that may affect his or her stress level. Therefore, police officers experience mental issues daily in the field; however, other issues within the department, such as politics, budget, public expectations, police values, and public perceptions are additional issues that may challenge an officer’s effectiveness of the job (Walker, n.d.). Police officers face legal issues daily as he or she encounters
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The Internet: An Unrestrained Accomplice in Unlawful Search and Seizure Word Count: 3,205 How would you feel if someone that had never met you and had never seen your face was able to tell you that your favorite movies were “50 First Dates, 10 Things I Hate About You, and The Princess Bride,” and that you “browse entertainment news and like to take quizzes” (Angwin, 2010). Would you feel your privacy had been sbreached because someone must have spied on you without your knowledge? That is what
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Midterm Exam Lisa Lippincott Excelsior College The Kansas City Gun Experiment in 1992 - 1993 used intensive police patrols directed to an 80-block hotspot area where the homicide rate was 20 times the national average. It represented a unique approach to crime prevention through preventive patrol. Question 1 Is this approach different from traditional patrol? If so how? If not, how is it similar? What did patrol officers in this experiment do that was different from what basic patrol officers
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is spying on everyone’s digital and old fashioned communications. www.washingtonsblog.com -US gov. can take an electronic device, search through all the files, and keep it for a while for further scrutiny- w/o any suspicion of wrongdoing whatsoever. www.eff.org -the fourth amendment to the US constitution protects us against unreasonable gov. searches and seizures. -Show a court probable cause that a crime has been committed and get a warrant. -The US government, with assistance from major
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COMPUTER CRIME OUTLINE SUBSTANTIVE COMPUTER CRIMES I. Intro A. Categories of Substantive Computer Crime Law 1. computer misuse crimes = intentional interference w/proper functioning of computers (hackers, viruses) 2. traditional crimes = traditional criminal offenses facilitated by computers (gambling, pornography) B. Computer Crime v. Traditional 1. computer crime usually threatens economic interests more than physical 2. computer crime much more
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includes the faculty, principal and school administration, believes that students do not have full first and fourth amendment rights when on school property. A student then loses the rights associated with freedom of speech, press, assembly, and search and seizure in many cases. An examination of recent court cases and articles that contribute to the argument will be mentioned, including surveys and interviews of a sample of the student population at Eastern Michigan University to provide arguments and
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most severe, with onset between ages 4 and 10. The most common symptoms are usually behavioral changes such as abnormal withdrawal or aggression, poor memory, and poor school performance. Other symptoms include visual loss, learning disabilities, seizures, poorly articulated speech, difficulty swallowing, deafness, disturbances of gait and coordination, fatigue, intermittent vomiting, increased skin pigmentation, and progressive dementia. In the adult form between ages 21 and 35, symptoms may include
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