In the aftermath of Hickey, the legislature amended CPL 690.35 in 1992 to broaden the choice of courts empowered to issue search warrants (L 1992, ch 815, 816). An unlawful search and seizure may be in violation of your Fourth Amendment rights.The Fourth Amendment. Your lawyer would have to file a suppression motion and prove to the judge that the police violated your 4th Amendment rights. The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects individuals from unreasonable searches and seizures. A search warrant is needed whenever law enforcement officers want to conduct a search or seizure. Readily could be put out of reach of a search warrant. Federal law essentially prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and provides that law enforcement must secure a warrant to conduct a search. Shortly thereafter Deputy Davis drove up with the search warrant.