Illegalsearches(非法搜寻)TheFourthAmendmenttotheU
Constitutionprotectsindividualsfromunreasonablesearchesandseizures
Themostcommonareasofconcernarethecarandthehome
Generally,inacar,thepolicemaysearchtheareaunderandaroundthefrontseat
Ifthedriverisarrested,theofficercanfriskhimorherwhilelookingforweapons
Ifthedriverisoutsidethecarandthepolicebelieveheorsheisinvolvedincriminalactivity,thentheymaylegallysearchforweapons
Ifthepolicefindsomethingsoft,suchasapackofcigarettes,thatcan’tpossiblybeaweapon,thentheyhavenorighttoseizeit,evenifitcontainsdrugs
Thiswouldbeconsideredanillegalsearch
However,iftheyhaveprobablecausetobelievedrugswerejustbought,theycouldthenlegallyseizethesoftpacket
Policenormallycan’tsearchyourhomeunlesstheyhaveawarrant
Thesearchwarrantmustspecifywhatthepolicearelookingforandwhe