Search &

Seizure

AGENDAApril 11, 2013

Today’s topics Taking care of each other Applying the 4th Amendment: Search & Seizure

Administrative Return Chapter 13 Glossary quizzes

Homework Complete questions in “Applying the 4th

Amendment” handout

Take Care of Each Other

A person is driving their car……with a broken taillight, and then the

police officer smells marijuana.

Do you think the police can do a… • Pat down search• Personal search (empty

their pockets)• Trunk search• Interior search• Inventory search

A person is home when a police officer comes to their house…

…in “hot pursuit” of a fleeing suspect.

Can the police enter and/or search the home?

A person is home when a police officer comes to their door…

…with a warrant.

Can the police enter and/or search the home?

A person is homewhen the police come to the door…

…without a warrant, but they see contraband through a window or an open door.

Can the police enter and/or search the home?

A person is homewhen the police come to the door…

…without a warrant, but a roommate grants them permission to search another roomate’s bedroom.

Can the police enter and/or search the home?

A person is homewhen the police come to the door…

…without a warrant, but their parent/guardian grants permission to search their room.

Can the police enter and/or search the home?

…without a warrant, but their spouse grants permission to search their room.

…without a warrant, but a minor child grants permission to search a bedroom.

…without a warrant, but their POSSLQ grants permission to search their room.

Can the police use infrared / thermal imaging technology to look at your house

without a warrant?

Learning Goals

Understand the civil liberties guaranteed by the Bill of Rights• Describe, apply and critique key rights

outlined in the Bill of Rights

A student is at a public school and school

authorities want to……search their locker for contraband.

…search every student’s locker in the entire school.

…search a student’s backpack after a teacher sees that student in a restroom, then enters the restroom and smells smoke.

…take drug-sniffing dogs through all areas in the school with student lockers.

…take drug-sniffing dogs through the student parking lot.

…require UA before a student can play on the school football team.

…require UA before a student can play cello in the school band.

…strip search a middle school student suspected of possessing over-the-counter medicine.

Search & Seizure problems

• Problem 12.1 (page 136)

• Problem 12.2 (page 137)

• Problem 12.4 (page 141)

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Homework

Before you leave Pick up your belongings & any trash Straighten up your area

Homework Complete questions in “Applying the 4th

Amendment” handout