PSC 2302 Lecture Notes - Frisking, Hot Pursuit, Exclusionary Rule
9 Nov 2013
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It is a practical, non-technical conception that deals with factual and practical considerations, and the standard is incapable of precise definition or quantification into percentages . Must describe the place to be searched: 123 elm street, storage building f. Must describe the person or the thing to be seized: drugs, weapons, john smith. Established by supreme court in weeks v. us (1914) Incorporated in mapp v. ohio (1961) and applied to the states. Any materials seized in violation of the provisions of the 4th amendment may not be introduced as evidence in a trial. Police stop you on the street and pat down your clothing. Government agents place a listening device outside several telephone booths. Police attach a gps device to a car and track it for 28 days. Police stop an automobile for a routine violations, order everyone out of the vehicle, and search it.
