Fourth Amendment Essay

To be search or not to be searched The right of freedom To Did you know, That the 4th Amendment gives us as students of a U.S. public schools the right to be free from unreasonable searches. The school may search or test you for drugs if they suspect u have them they can search you but not strip search you. They can search your Locker if they suspect you have something you are not allowed to have in the locker. They should have parents permission to search our Backpacks, wallet, and…

On 7/16/2015, at 1933 hours, I was on duty, in uniform, and driving a marked police vehicle (0913). I was dispatched to the Clallam County Public Library (2210 S Peabody Street - which is in the city limits of Port Angeles, Clallam County, Washington State) on report of a male outside that was refusing to leave. The reporting party did not see the male consuming alcoholic beverage, but reported that he smelled as though he had consumed alcoholic beverage. I arrived in the area at 1935 hours.…

The early October Common Book Event “Friendship Across Cultures was presented by Roger Baumgurte Ph.D. He began the event by giving us a real-life scenario about being in the car with a friend, they hit a person and you are the only witness. The question he asked us was “How would you testify being the only witness?” This was a question asked to people in a study about friendships and how different people treat them. The study showed that Americans would testify against the friend, seeing law…

This essay about the case of Baig v Harvie [2015]. The case concerns an appeal from a man who was previously convicted under section 38 of the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 for abusive and threatening behaviour directed towards two parking attendants. The appellant’s appeal centres on the fact that his improper conduct was only verbal and that he had not been proven to have caused fear or alarm to the attendants. This essay will explain the terms of section 38, how…

Question Presented Will James Whitten be successful in claiming the affirmative defense of necessity in driving under a suspended license? Brief Answer Probably yes. In Garner, a person driving under a suspended license may be found not guilty under the affirmative defense of necessity if he was compelled under threat of imminent death or harm to self or others, had a sense of urgency concerning the circumstances that made it necessary for him to violate the law, and that he ceased conduct as…

IRAC of #2B II. Count Two of the criminal complaint, possession of equipment to manufacture methamphetamine, should be dismissed on the ground that it is a lesser-included offense of Count Three, manufacture of methamphetamine ("meth"). The issue in the present case is whether §43: Possession of Equipment or Supplies with Intent to Manufacture Meth (“Possession of Equipment”) should be dismissed because it is a lesser-included offense of Count Three, §51: Manufacture of Meth. A defendant…

Will the government go too far and give us no privacy at all and track our every move. According to the government we are not being tracked at all and the government is only doing this to protect the majority of the people to the criminals that wonder around us. The democratic government we have presented the people to protect us from any law that is not legal. We also have the constitution to protect us against the agencies that try to not give us any privacy. People think that the government…

Overview of the Case: Michael Feeney was charged with second-degree murder and was held responsible for the murder of Frank Boyle, an 85-year-old in the small northern town of Likely, B.C. On June 8, 1991, at around 8:20 a.m, Frank’s neighbour found him lying on his back in the living room. Frank was hit severely five times with a crowbar. Blood was spattered all over the walls and the house was looted and his money. Also, sportsman cigarettes and beer was missing. Frank’s car; a red Datsun…

## Complaint - Officer Steven Works On Sunday, August 27, 2017, I believe I was illegally detained and, under duress, presented my ID to Officer Steven Works. Steven Works was later joined by Sergeant Alan Sawyer. I say detained as Mr. Works pulled his car in front of me, turned on his lights, told me to put my stuff on the hood of his car, and called for backup. Clearly, any reasonable person would assume they could not simply walk away from that situation. While there was discussion with…

Issue: Whether Mr. Howard’s 4th Amendment rights were violated when he was stopped and frisked by officers whose only basis for such a stop was an anonymous phone tip? Facts: Our client, Happy Howard, was carrying a concealed weapon while out at a festival. Upon raising his elbow, another citizen noticed the concealed gun and made an anonymous phone tip to the police. The anonymous tipster gave Mr. Howard’s description as a white male, standing at a height of 5’10”, and that he was wearing…