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FOURTH AND FIFTH AMENDMENT CASE ISSUES IN SUPREME COURT 2
Fourth and Fifth Amendment Case Issues in Supreme Court
Fourth Amendment Issue
In the case State v. Brown, the Wisconsin Supreme court is expected to examine the
legality of a traffic stop that began as a possible defective light and later led to charges of a felon
of possession of a firearm. The defendant, Brown was driving when the police, on suspicion of
his car having defective tail light, stopped him. After the police stopped Brown for fault lights,
they found a gun on the front seat of the car. This led to conviction of Brown of the charge of
having a firearm illegally. The court denied Brown’s motion to suppress the evidence obtained
due to illegal search. According to Brown, the tail light was 66 percent operational and had
proper working order. Therefore, the police should not have stopped him. The court determined
whether it is true that the tail right was in good working conditions at 66% operational and
whether the police were warranted to stop Brown (State bar of Wisconsin, 2013).
Brown, the defendant argues that the unwarranted such lead to the realization of the
firearm, which according to the fourth amendment it is unlawful. The fourth amendment limits
government practices and overaggressive law enforcement. The amendment makes sure that that
there are no unreasonable seizures and searches conducted on citizens by the police. Therefore,
Brown argues that, despite being charged with the possession of a firm arm, the court should
suppress his charges due to the manner in which the shotgun was found. According to the
Supreme Court charge, the police should not have stopped him because taillights were
functioning properly. The law does not require that the tail light be 100 percent operational. It is
true that the firearm was obtained due to an illegal search because the tail light was functioning
well according to the standards put by the governing policy; therefore, Brown’s sentence

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Fourth and Fifth Amendment Case Issues in Supreme Court Name Institution Fourth and Fifth Amendment Case Issues in Supreme Court Fourth Amendment Issue In the case State v. Brown, the Wisconsin Supreme court is expected to examine the legality of a traffic stop that began as a possible defective light and later led to charges of a felon of possession of a firearm. The defendant, Brown was driving when the police, on suspicion of his car having defective tail light, stopped him. After the police stopped Brown for fault lights, they found a gun on the front seat of the car. This led to conviction of Brown of the charge of having a firearm illegally. The court denied Brown's motion to suppress the evidence obtained due to illegal search. According to Brown, the tail light was 66 percent operational and had proper working order. Therefore, the police should not have stopped him. The court determined whether it is true that the tail right was in good working conditions at 66% operational and whether the police were warranted to stop Brown (State bar of Wisconsin, 2013). Brown, the defendant argues that the unwarranted such lead to the realization of the firearm, which ...
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