CRIM 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Affidavit, Exclusionary Rule
Document Summary
The most important amendments when it comes to the police are the fourth and fifth amendments. Fourth amendment: protection from search and seizure: search: an examination of person or property that seeks to identify physical evidence, objective standard: must decide if the greater good of the search (chance of finding. The process of examination intrudes on a reasonable expectation of privacy evidence, probable cause) outweighs the individual"s right to privacy. Consent search: waiver of 4th amendment protection (protection to unreasonable search and seizure) Consent to search (waiver, sign to consent) Always seek consent to search, take the easy way. Often suspect crime but doesn"t have evidence/probable cause. Plainview search: evidence is viewable in plain sight. If the police are in a place where they can legally be. Search with a warrant: a police officer creates a search warrant application that includes an affidavit of.
