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warrantless search and seizures

The fourth amendment states that, “The right of a person be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause supported by oath or affirmation and particularly describing the place to be searched and the persons or things to be seized.”
Recently, senate and the courts have changed the law to permit warrantless search and seizures. The exclusionary rule gives the courts the ability to interpret whether a warrantless search was unlawful or not; the plain view doctrine legitimizes warrantless search and seizures if the officer is on the premises for a lawful cause; emergency searches are justifiable if there are clear dangers to life, attempt to escape, or the removal of evidence. These are only some of the reason officers can search and seize without a warrant. Basically, if an officer can come up with any probably cause or an excuse to be where they a...

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