Constitutional Protections in Utah Criminal Cases. The Fourth Amendment guarantees protection against unreasonable warrantless searches and seizures.The Utah Attorney General's Office won a case at Supreme Court of the United States on an important Fourth Amendment searchandseizure issue. The Fourth Amendment prohibits illegal search and seizure. Utah's Rules of Criminal Procedure in Rule 40 explains the requirements for obtaining, executing, and returning a search warrant. The chargespecific rule only requires that plaintiffs prove that a charge lacked probable cause to find malicious prosecution. The Fourth Amendment sets out the right to be free from "unreasonable searches and seizures" and establishes conditions under which search warrants may be used. The Fourth Amendment grants the American people the right to be free of unlawful searches and seizures. In Salt Lake City v. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated.