Criminal
Sep. 25, 1999
Knock, Knock!
Knock, Knock Self-Created Exigencies Violate the Fourth Amendment By Alex Ricciardulli Assume the police have developed probable cause to believe narcotics can be found in a suspect's house and that the suspect is wholly unaware of the presence of the police or their surveillance. Further assume that the police, rather than taking this information to a magistrate and obtaining a search warrant, go to the house and knock on the door, alerting the suspect to their presence.
By Alex Ricciardulli
Assume the police have developed probable cause to believe narcotics can be found in a suspect's house and that the suspect is wholly unaware of the presence of the police or their surveillance. Further assume that the police, rather than taking this information to a magistrate and obtaining a search ...
Assume the police have developed probable cause to believe narcotics can be found in a suspect's house and that the suspect is wholly unaware of the presence of the police or their surveillance. Further assume that the police, rather than taking this information to a magistrate and obtaining a search ...
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