Search Warrants
A good faith, factual mistake in describing the area to be searched does not invalidate a warrant for failure to meet the particularity requirement of the fourth amendment.
Maryland v. Garrison
4th Amendment does not require that police traveling in the public airways at 1000 feet need obtain a warrant in order to observe what is visible to the naked eye
California v. Ciraolo
If at that hearing an allegation of perjury or reckless disregard is established by the defendant by a preponderance of the evidence, the affidavit’s remaining content is insufficient to establish probable cause, the search warrant must be avoided, and the fruits of the search excluded
Franks v. Delaware
There is no legitimate expectation of privacy in the phone numbers one dials.
Smith v. Maryland
The police must have reasonable suspicion that knocking and announcing their presents under the circumstances would be dangerous or futile, or that would inhibit the investigation of the crime in order to justify a no knock entry when executing a search warrant
Richards v. Wisconsin
Warrantless surveillance using a tracking device is not a violation of the Fourth Amendment because there is a lesser expectation of privacy when traveling in an automobile.
U.S. v. Knotts
What is a reasonable time that must officers wait after knocking on a door before they can use force to break it down in order to execute a warrant? Which case discusses this?
U.S. v. Banks
The Government’s activities in electronically listening to and recording the petitioner's words violated the privacy upon which he justifiably relied while using the phone booth and thus constituted a "search and seizure" within the meaning of the 4th Amendment
Katz v. U.S.
All warrants are in a sense "anticipatory" because the PC requirement looks to see whether the evidence will be found when the search is conducted
U.S. v. Grubbs
There is no reasonable expectation of privacy in one’s garbage left in a space for public collection
California v. Greenwood