amendments
The first amendment
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.
Anticipatory warrant
A search warrant issued on the basis of probable cause to believe that evidence of a crime.
The second Amendment
The right to bear arms
Bill of rights
Popular name given to the first ten amendments to the U.S. constitution
The fourth amendment
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause.
Privacy act (ECPA)
Law passed by congress in 1986 establishing the due process requirements
The sixth amendment
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial
Doctrine
A principle that excludes from introduction at trail in later developed by of illegal search or seizure
The thirteen amendment
Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States,
Sneak-and-peek search
Searches conducted without prior notice and in absence of the suspect