‘Fourth Amendment’ Archives
Search Warrants, Walls and All
According to the federal court in the Eastern DIstrict of Tennessee, a search warrant for drugs in "the entire premises" includes, indeed, the entire premises. From the Fourth Amendment blog Finally, the Becker court stated that while destruction of property in carrying out a search is "not favored," reasonable destruction of property does not [...]
Reaching to the Small of One’s Back Constitutes Reasonable Suspicion in the 6th Circuit
The Sixth Circuit, of which Tennessee is a part, has held that reaching to the small of one's back in a high crime area constitutes reasonable suspicion, and gives law enforcement the right to temporarily detain you. From United States v. Pearce, 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 14187, 2008 FED App. 0240P (6th Cir. July 3, 2008): Officer Johnson [...]
