The Fourth Amendment of the US

Running Head: FOURTH AMENDMENT
FOURTH AMENDMENT
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION:..........................................................................................................................1
HOMES:..........................................................................................................................................1
INDIVIDUAL PERSON:................................................................................................................1
PUBLIC SCHOOLS:.......................................................................................................................2
MOTOR VEHICLES:.....................................................................................................................2
CONCLUSION:..............................................................................................................................2
REFERENCE:.................................................................................................................................4

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INTRODUCTION:
The Fourth Amendment of the US Constitution constitutes the Part of Bill of Rights
prohibiting seizures and searches which are unreasonable in nature. It focuses on the issue of
warrants regarding the searches and seizures separately and the probable cause to conduct such
seizures and searches (Nardone vs. United States (1939) 308 US 338).
HOMES:
The Fourth Amendment explains that if any person is seized unreasonably including the
person’s home or any property of such person without an official warrant, then such an act of
seizure shall be deemed to be unlawful. Thus, it can be explained that the amendment protects
the people and their property against any seizure which may be unreasonable in nature including
the act of briefly detaining any person in their home or any other property. The rights prescribed
by the amendment limits the power of police to search and seize people, their home and their
property. In Maryland vs. Macon (1985) 472 US 463, it was held by the Court of Special
Appeals that the warrant is a basic requirement for conducting searches and also for seizing of
obscene materials leading to the distributor being arrested in concordance with the affirmation of
the freedom of speech and expression as guaranteed under the First Amendment of US
Constitution.
INDIVIDUAL PERSON:
The amendment specific that any act of seizure or search shall be lawful only upon the issuance
of warrant. In United States vs. Robinson (1973) 414 US 218, it was held that custodial search