Typically police cannot search places where you have a reasonable expectation of privacy unless they have a warrant. However, there are exceptions that apply such as when the evidence is in plain view, the search occurs as part of a lawful arrest, the person consents to be searched, or the police are in “hot pursuit.”… Read More »
Probable Cause in a Wisconsin Search and Seizure of Evidence
Police officers and agents of the government must have probable cause in order to carry out searchers, seizures of evidence, and arrest. The same goes for obtaining search and arrest warrants. Probable cause serves as a legal safeguard to ensure that law enforcement officers interfere with an individual’s Fourth Amendment rights only under limited circumstances, and… Read More »