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Brendlin v. California | United States Courts.
Brendlin v. California. This Fourth Amendment activity is based on the landmark Supreme Court case Brendlin v. California, dealing with search and seizure during a traffic stop.
Do Not Consent to Searches: Politely state, “I do not consent to any searches,” which helps preserve your rights if the search is later challenged in court. Ask for a Warrant: If officers do not have a warrant, you do not have to allow them to search your property.
In a juvenile court, T.L.O. argued that her Fourth Amendment rights against unreasonable searches and seizures had been violated. The court sided with the school, and T.L.O. took her case to the New Jersey Supreme Court, which later found that the search was unreasonable and the evidence could not be used.
Other well-established exceptions to the warrant requirement include consensual searches, certain brief investigatory stops, searches incident to a valid arrest, and seizures of items in plain view.
If an officer reasonably suspects that criminal activity is being or will be committed in public, the Fourth Amendment allows them to stop the person. The officer can then perform a limited search of the suspect's clothing. Such a search is known as a stop and frisk or a Terry Stop.
MAPP V. OHIO, decided on 20 June 1961, was a landmark court case originating in Cleveland, in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that under the 4th and 14th Constitutional amendments, illegally seized evidence could not be used in a state criminal trial.
Mapp v. Ohio (1961) is the case that impacted Fourth Amendment protections at the state level. This case involved the Fourth Amendment's provision that people be protected from unreasonable searches and seizures.
This Fourth Amendment activity is based on the landmark Supreme Court case Brendlin v. California, dealing with search and seizure during a traffic stop.
The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects individuals from unreasonable searches and seizures. Generally, evidence found through an unlawful search cannot be used in a criminal proceeding.
