Criminal,
Constitutional Law,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Sep. 16, 2019
A warrant to steal?
Some things are obvious to anyone but a court. Under the Fourth Amendment, all that a warrant permits is a reasonable search and seizure.
Donald M. Falk
Partner
Schaerr Jaffe LLP
Phone: (415) 562-4942
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Email: dfalk@schaerr-jaffe.com
UC Berkeley Boalt Hall
Donald is a partner in the firm's Supreme Court and appellate practice. He is based in Palo Alto.
Some things are obvious to anyone but a court.
A police officer executes a search warrant, seeking evidence of an illegal, coin-operated business. During the search, the officer not only seizes bags of contemporary quarters, but also helps himself to a collection of old and foreign coins. The inventory for the search, however, tells only part of the story, listing only about a third of the quarters. The inventory doesn't list the old...
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