CASE BRIEFS

Case Briefs

Case Briefs

This paper summarizes the four case law studies based on the America on related to the Fourth Amendment of the U. S. Constitution. And Search the seizure laws have become more complex in recent history. The Supreme Court of the United States U.S. and a few appellate courts have decided that the cases revolve around the complexity. These laws greatly benefit both the police the common and a person if situation ever arises where these laws should be adopted. Probable Cause is often at the research of a and seizures. U.S. vs Cortez

Based on discovery of fixed of hallmark of human in the desert, Border Patrol agents concluded that the number of a on occasions groups of people were guided by of a person designated "Chevron," from in Mexico through an area of Arizona desert in known to trafficked largely by foreigners who illegally enter the country (supreme.justia.com).

The Cortez voluntarily opened the door of the camping and the discovered illegal aliens. Before to trial on charges of transporting illegal aliens, eliminating to asked respondents the evidence of the presence of the foreign as result of a the stop of his vehicle, claiming that agents have the not a sufficient reason to stop investigating (supreme.justia.com).

The district court rejected the proposal and respondents were convicted. The Court of Appeal reversed of, noting that officials the a to no sufficient basis to justify stopping the vehicle and and respondents the Fourth Amendment rights were violated.

Location: The facts and circumstantial evidence justified the respondents of stop the vehicle.

(a) In determine what causes is enough to allows police to detain to a person the all circumstances of the - the whole - must be taken into account. On the basis of this scenario, the detention officers must be individuals for base and a the detainee of suspect criminal activity. The assessment process of all circumstances of the does not deal with hard certainties, but with probabilities, evidence collected and the must be weighed as understood by persons in the domain of execution. In addition, the should raise the suspicion that the particular is arrested in irregularities (supreme.justia.com).

(b) This case concerns of these principles - especially the imperative of recognize that, when used by law enforcement officers, objective facts, it makes no sense to the, allowable deductions for afford from such facts to a for justifiably suspected of a and person action on suspicion. Pp 449 U. S. 418-421 (supreme.justia.com).

(c) the intrusion into privacy The associated with this case has been limited, and "reasonably related in scope to the justification for [his] home. the On the basis of the entire image, the experienced as Border Patrol agents We can reasonably assume that the vehicle stopped was engaged in criminal activity (supreme.justia.com).

In U.S. vs Cortez, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the law violates the Fourth Amendment the allow members of the media of a to home the during implementation of a the search ...