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Most people do not expect the police to show up one day and conduct a search and seizure of their home. When it does happen, the average citizen isn’t sure what to do or say at the time. Afterward, however, the questions tend to surface. If you find yourself the subject of a search of […]

For the average person, the most likely encounter with a law enforcement officer occurs while operating a motor vehicle. In fact, it is rare to come across someone who has made it well into adulthood who has never been through a traffic stop. If you do find yourself along the side of the road during […]

One tactic law enforcement officers frequently use when investigating a crime is a search and seizure. As the name implies, this involves the police searching you, or your property, and seizing any contraband and/or evidence of a crime. Often, the evidence obtained as a result of a search and seizure becomes an important part of […]

Most people will go their entire lives without ever being the subject of a search and seizure by law enforcement officers. In fact, if you are a law abiding citizen living an average, ordinary life you have likely never even given the possibility of having your home searched by the police any thought. While this is […]

Most people will go their entire lives without ever being the subject of a search and seizure by law enforcement officers. In fact, if you are a law abiding citizen living an average, ordinary life you have likely never even given the possibility of having your home searched by the police any thought. While this […]

Search and Seizure – Consequences of an Illegal Search from Stan Bennett Evidence uncovered during search a leads to search b. search b leads to your arrest. Search a is declared to be illegal. but for the evidence found in search a, search b would not have occurred. Therefore, evidence uncovered in search b is […]

As is often the case in matters involving criminal law concepts in the United States, there is a basic rule with regard to a search and seizure of your home – and then there are exceptions to the basic rule. The basic rule, which is firmly established in the U.S., is that a law enforcement officer […]

Search and Seizure Basics Your Home from Stan Bennett   The starting point for any search and seizure is that a warrant is required While there have been numerous exceptions carved out over the years, all search and seizure inquiries begin with the presumption that a warrant was required. Learn more about search and seizure basics […]