Article/Case Law Search HCS/430 February 4, 2013 Vanessa Williams Article/Case Law Search The aftermath of the 9/11 in 2001, has left the United States of America in frenzy. It is this particular event that has been devastating to our nation and unforgettable. Furthermore, stressing the importance of the safety and health of the general public. September 11, has caused federal and state governments to merge public health and public safety into one. This merger brought about the significance
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legal search and seizure and police officers obtaining evidence in an illegal manner. Officers need to handle each situation when probable cause and reasonable suspicion is involved. Determining what is reasonable and what is not takes great skill, perseverance, comprehension of the law, and an innate intuitiveness on the part of the officer. The Fourth Amendment clearly defines the exceptions to the warrant requirement. There are several exceptions pertaining to a legal, valid search and seizure
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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
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allowance. (Amy L. Matzat ) | | | The public school as we know it was born in the mid-nineteenth century. Its founders called it the “common” school. Common schools were funded by local property taxes, charged no tuition, were open to all white children, were governed by local school committees, and were subject to a modest amount of state regulation. (http://www.pbs.org/kcet/publicschool/photo_gallery/photo1.html). Today’s system of public education is a result of a political and social
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the case of Katz V. United States was the fourth. This amendment protects individuals from unreasonable searches and seizures without a warrant; however, there are limitations to this rule. For example, any searches inside a home are considered unreasonable unless “an officer is given consent to search, If the search is indecent to a lawful arrest, if there is probable cause to search and exigent circumstances, or if the items are in plain view” (What Does the Fourth Amendment Mean?). When an officer
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secure in their persons, house, papers, and effects, against unreasonable search 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 history surrounding the Fourth Amendment provides evidence that the protection against unreasonable searches and seizures was connected to the law prohibiting interference with another possession
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March 3, 2010 TO: Senior Paralegal FROM: Shaimah Hoosein RE: Memorandum of Sources of Law You requested an explanation and example of how the law is derived from the four main sources of law namely statutory, administrative, constitutional and case law. Please take a moment to review my research. I hope this has met your expectations. Statutory Laws: Statutory laws are a set of written rules set down by the legislature. They are published in several forms by different publishers. Both
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Michigan v. Tyler, 436 U.S. 499 Michigan v. Tyler was decided in 1978. This was the first arson case to go to the Supreme Court. Only a few defense attorneys read the case briefs which made the fire investigator’s job easier. Before this decision search warrant at a fire was unheard of. Loren Tyler and Robert Tompkins leased a furniture store, Tyler’s Action, in Oakland County, Michigan. On January 21st, 1970 the fire occurred before midnight. The fire department extinguished the fire and found
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org/video/crash-course-government-23/, “Civil Rights are an wide-ranging set of rights that were created to protect individuals from unfair treatment from discrimination and to give equal treatment when it comes to education, employment, housing, public accommodations, and much more.” It guarantees equal citizenship in all facets of society regardless of race, gender, sex, disability, and etc. Those citizens are protected from discrimination from the majority. Civil Liberties involve personal basic
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make an arrest, to conduct a personal or property search, or to obtain a warrant for an arrest, when criminal charges are being considered. It is also refers to the standards which a grand jury believes that a crime has been committed. The term comes from the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution. In the criminal arena probable cause is important in two respects. First, police must possess probable cause before they may search a person or a person’s property, and they must possess
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