PLA 3309 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Police Misconduct, Motor Vehicle Exception, Exclusionary Rule
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Amendment protects only houses, persons, papers and effects from unreasonable searches and seizures; the fourth amendment does not protect open fields: art. What if leos unlawfully stop an automobile: in minnesota v. olson, the court held that an overnight houseguest has standing to object to an unlawful search of the house; however, in. In illinois v. gates, the court amended the definition of pc: 10 days: leo must knock and announce his identity, authority and purpose unless doing so would endanger the officer or others or permit the destruction of evidence. See wilson v. arkansas and hudson v. michigan: leo can not exceed the authority of the s/w, leo must stop searching once the items described in the. See ybarra v. illinois: however, leos are permitted to detain the occupants of the premises and perform a pat-down (limited) frisk/search for weapons if they reasonably believe that the occupants are armed.