Under the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution, law enforcement officers must obtain a warrant before conducting a search. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated.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 guarantees your right to be free from unlawful searches and seizures. Habeas corpus - Latin phrase meaning "you have the body"; A civil proceeding used to review the legality of a prisoner's confinement in criminal cases. United States that the Fourth Amendment did not protect private land other than the area immediately surrounding one's home. United States that the Fourth Amendment did not protect private land other than the area immediately surrounding one's home. Constitutional Protections in Utah Criminal Cases The Fourth Amendment guarantees protection against unreasonable warrantless searches and seizures. However, the Supreme Court has carved out numerous exceptions to the warrant requirement, as explained below. Ohio established that the exclusionary rule applies to evidence gained from an unreasonable search or seizure in violation of the Fourth Amendment.