How to Analyze 4th Amendment Seizures of a Person on a Criminal Procedure Essay

LAW SCHOOL PREP
→ LEAP — 1L and 2L Video Courses (7-Day Free Trial): https://www.studicata.com/leap
→ LEAP — 1L and 2L Video Courses (Enroll Now): http://bit.ly/LEAP-ENROLL

BAR EXAM PREP
→ Free Bar Review: https://www.studicata.com/bar-review
→ Bar Review Pricing: https://www.studicata.com/bar-review-pricing
→ Uniform Bar Exam (UBE): https://www.studicata.com/ube
→ Multistate Essay Exam (MEE): https://www.studicata.com/mee
→ Multistate Bar Exam (MBE): https://www.studicata.com/mbe
→ Support Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/studicata
Have a SUCCESS STORY? We would love to hear about it. Click here to share with us: http://bit.ly/successSTORIES
How to Analyze 4th Amendment Seizures of a Person on a Criminal Procedure Essay
SEARCHES AND SEIZURES UNDER THE FOURTH AMENDMENT

The 4th Amendment protects against unreasonable government searches and seizures.

Generally, there are two categories of government searches and seizures: (1) government seizures of a person (e.g., a police officer arrests a suspect and takes him into custody); and (2) searches and seizures of evidence to be used against a person in a criminal prosecution (e.g., a police officer searches a suspect’s car for drugs).

SEIZURES OF A PERSON UNDER THE FOURTH AMENDMENT

Under the 4th Amendment, a government seizure of a person must be reasonable.

A government seizure of a person occurs when a reasonable person would not feel free to terminate his encounter with a government agent under the totality of the circumstances. There are two main types of government seizures of a person: (1) Terry Stops; and (2) Arrests.

TERRY STOPS

A Terry Stop is a temporary seizure of a person used by the government to investigate potential criminal activity. A Terry Stop is reasonable when the government agent performing the Terry Stop has a reasonable suspicion, based on articulable facts (i.e., more than a “hunch” – less than probable cause), that the person seized is or is about to be engaged in criminal activity. Once a law enforcement officer begins a Terry Stop, he must take diligent steps to either confirm or dispel his suspicion of criminal activity.

ARRESTS

An arrest is a more substantial seizure of a person used by the government to take a suspect into custody. An arrest is reasonable when the government agent performing the arrest has probable cause to believe that the person seized has committed a crime. A law enforcement officer generally has probable cause if the officer witnesses the commission of the crime or a person tells the officer that a crime has been committed.

An individual may be arrested with or without an arrest warrant; however, an arrest warrant authorizes law enforcement officers to enter a home to arrest the individual. An arrest warrant is issued by a neutral magistrate based on a finding of probable cause to believe that the named individual has committed a crime. Without a warrant, officers can arrest an individual inside the home only if there is consent to enter or exigent circumstances (i.e., emergencies).

CONNECT WITH US

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/studicata
TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/studicata
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/studicata

Email: info@studicata.com

Видео How to Analyze 4th Amendment Seizures of a Person on a Criminal Procedure Essay канала Studicata