In the Mapp v Ohio case it was believed that Mapp may be hiding a person suspected in a bombing. Police went to her door and demanded to be let in, she denied them entry. Eventually, after forcing their way into her residence they found pornographic material. They arrested and charged her with violating the Ohio state law that states that no person should be in possession of any kind of obscene materials. She was found guilty.
The tapes from the conversations were entered into the trial as evidence. Procedural History: Under the Fourth Amendment, the petitioner had decided to move so that the evidence could be suppressed but the trial denied this action. The petitioner then appealed the decision to the Court of Appeals. The Court of Appeals supported the conviction and believed that the evidence was admissible because there was no physical entrance into the petitioner’s home. Issue: What does the Fourth Amendment protect?
When he did not find the man at home, he sent his investigator to the Boynton Beach Police to ask about Wilder. They told Whittaker they had a lengthy rap sheet on him. He was far from the gentleman that Beth had once described. Hed had a history of sexual offenses. Beth’s parents suddenly realized that on the very night that Beth had visited them for the last time, they had seen a television report about another missing woman one who looked very much like
“For example, it makes little sense to require an officer to obtain a search warrant to seize contraband that is in plain view. Under the Fourth Amendment's reasonableness requirement, the appropriateness of every warrantless search is decided on a case-by-case basis, weighing the defendant's privacy interests against the reasonable needs of law enforcement under the circumstances” (G K. Hill, 2005). Another exception to warrant requirements as it pertains to the above article is that the video released shows there was a lack of physical harm as seen on George Zimmerman. This was important to the prosecution because Zimmerman claimed Trayvon Martin attacked him and his death was a result of self defense. In conclusion, authority’s base warrants on probable cause which are only necessary in a small percentage of cases.
Hudson was charged under Michigan law with unlawful drug and firearm possession. When police arrived to execute the warrant, they announced their presence, but waited only a short time perhaps “three to five seconds” before turning the knob of the unlocked front door and entering Hudson’s home. At trial Hudson argued that police violated the knock and announce requirement, therefore all the evidence stemming from the search warrant should be inadmissible. The Trial Judge granted the motion to suppress the evidence. On appeal, Michigan Court of Appeals reversed the motion to suppress.
Unaware, Uninformed and Unbelievable: In Re Gault In 1967, there was a serious case brought up to the Supreme Court called In Re Gault, which is Latin for in regards to. The case had dealt with a 15 year old boy named Gerald Gault being accused of making a vulgar phone call to his neighbor, Mrs. Cook. He was at home with his friend, Ronald Lewis, when this action took place and Police were quickly notified by the highly upset woman. Gault was already on probation after being in the company of a young man who had stolen the wallet of a by passing woman, and the threatening phone call was just making things worse for him. He was then arrested and taken to the Juvenile Delinquent Center for his outrageous behavior.
Chronology of the fact * 1988 – Michael Cartier who is ex-boyfriend of Kristin was arrested on charges of burglary and is sentenced to a six * 1988 – Michael Cartier (Kristin’s ex-boyfriend) is arrested on charges of burglary and is sentenced to a six months but he never serves. A year later he tampers with restaurant ketchup container by injecting in his own blood. * October 1990 – Cartier goes on a destructive warpath with a sledgehammer and ends up smashing through the wall and into a neighbor’s apartment and commits other mentally unstable acts such as animal cruelty/brutality. * December 1990 – Cartier intimidated, threatened and assaulted Rose including stating that if she didn’t do as he stated that he would kill her
Gates found the front door to his home jammed shut and with the help of his driver to force it open. A local witness reported their activity to the police as a potential burglary in progress. That Crowley had explained. Gates came to the door and said “why because I’m black man in America?” Gates was arrested for disorderly conduct, by Police St. James Crowley. On July 21, 2009, charges against Gates were dropped.
(4) Staging an accident is Insurance Fraud, a third degree felony punishable by a maximum of seven years imprisonment. (5) And working with others to stage an accident is Conspiracy to Commit Insurance Fraud, an equally serious crime. (6) DiLacqua had turned two traffic offenses into four crimes, two of them felonies. Because the reported accident involved a Police Department vehicle, the dispatcher had to notify the Department's Accident Investigation Division (AID). Two AID investigators soon arrived and DiLacqua told them the story he had prepared, with Brady and the two officers standing by.
During the trial, Weekley stated "She hit it in a downward motion. As she hits it down, I start to pull it back. I hear the shot." Jones denies that she struggled for the gun, but the officer insists that's what happened. Joseph Weekley, charged with involuntary manslaughter, said he didn't immediately realize that he had shot Aiyana Stanley-Jones during the 2010 house raid.