Bill+Of+Rights+holcje19

=The IV Amendment= =//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 Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. //=

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 * //This amendment means that a person has protection against unreasonable searches and/or seizures. //**
 * **//The Fourth Amendment was ratified by three-fourths of the state legislatures on December 15, 1791 //**
 * **//Congress had submitted the Fourth Amendment to the states on September 28, 1789 //**
 * **//The police can arrest someone without a warrant when there are special circumstances //**
 * **//The police cannot do anything until they convince a judge that they have a probable cause, they can then get a warrant and that gives them the permission to search //**
 * **//The police cannot search someone's body, their house, papers, or anything else without having a good reason, nor can they take anything away from that person without a good reason //**
 * **//Many cases are dismissed in court because somebody got arrested for having something that wasn't listed on a search warrant //**
 * **//This amendment is the reason police always ask permission to go in or search your home or car //**

Historical Applications
//**[|It was created to deter police misconduct, but for more than 100 years after it was created it was of little value to most criminal defendants] Criminals saw it of little use because it couldn't really help them in their minds. [|It used to be that the specific item searched for didn't have to be specified, nor did the location.] It never used to be taken very seriously because it wasn't portrayed as very useful other than the fact that unless there is a warrant your belongings can't be taken or searched.[| The protection of the Fourth Amendment can be waived if one does not object to evidence being collected during a warrantless search or seizure.] The Fourth Amendment does not protect those who do not want to be protected by it, if they don't want protected from warrantless searches, they won't be. A dog-sniff inspection is not valid under the Fourth Amendment if the inspection violates a reasonable expectation of privacy. Electronic surveillance is considered a search, as well, under the Fourth Amendment. **//

Today's Application

 * //The Fourth Amendment hasn't really been changed, just thought of in a different way. Our generation sees it as something that protects our personal belongings ( houses, cars, etc...) from being taken or searched without a warrant being issued. //**