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The Fourth Amendment to The Constitution of the United States reads:
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 Warrant shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the person or things to be seized.
Write a 1,050–1,400 word essay that addresses the following:
Answer the following five questions:
- How does the 4th Amendment apply to police entry into a person’s home?
- What is needed for police to obtain a warrant to search a home?
- Under what circumstances can police enter a private residence without one?
Consider the following Scenario: A Case of ‘Who did it?’
Mary Ellis, a widow who resides with her adult son William, awakens on a Saturday morning and goes to her walk-in closet, where she finds a man whom she recognizes as a neighbor, Clyde Stevens, lying on the floor unresponsive. Mrs. Ellis calls 911. Minutes later, police and EMS personnel arrive. Mr. Stevens is pronounced dead from an apparent stabbing, as he has a large butcher knife protruding from his back. Mrs. Ellis is transported to the hospital for observation, as she is quite distraught.
- Could police have entered Mary Ellis’s home legally without a warrant?
- To what extent, if any, could police legally gather evidence from the Ellis home without a warrant?
Recommended resource: Mincey V. Arizona 437 U.S. 385 (1978)
No. 77-5353. Retrieved from http://scholar.google.com/scholar?scidkt=1906146333574098888&as_sdt=2&hl=en
Format your work consistent with APA guidelines.
Include a title and reference page.
Cite a minimum of three reliable sources within the body of your paper using in-text citations where appropriate.
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Running Head: 4TH AMMENDMENTS
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4TH AMMENDMENTS
For proper working of the police when carrying out their daily duty of maintaining the
law and order, it is important for the citizens to understand their rights as awarded to them by the
constitution. The constitution provides well laid rules about what law enforcement officers can
do and what they can’t in situations involving their contacts with the citizens. When citizens
understand their rights they are conversant with what they must do, what they don’t have to do
and what they may wish to do in situations that involve law enforcement officers and mostly the
police. When the police understand and clearly follow their ethics and codes of conduct while the
citizens understand their rights it becomes very easy for police to carry out their work.
Consequently it affects the citizens’ satisfaction with how the police handle their work as well as
their entire confidence with the justice department. This paper explains various aspects involving
police work and the importance of a warrant when the police are searching a private residence.
Generally, law enforcement officers have a for a long time enjoyed extensive powers in
their time of duty. In the past there have been numerous cases where the po...
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