Monday, December 5, 2011

The 4th Amendment

     The 4th Amendment is a part of the Bill of Rights that protects your right to be searched without a warrant. No warrants can be issued without probable cause of illicit activities. One case of this is Bond v. The United States. Bond was suspected of possessing and distributing methamphetamine. A warrant was issued and he was convicted of this crime after finding evidence in his home. Another example of a case that is related to the 4th Amendment is Kyllo v. The United States. He was suspected of growing marijuana in his home. They used a spectral imaging device in order to search his home. They found evidence of this and he was eventually convicted of his crimes after much fighting. The 4th Amendment is a vital part to much of how the government deliberates on certain cases.

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