This form is a Complaint. This action was filed by the plaintiff due to a strip search which was conducted upon his/her person after an arrest. The plaintiff requests that he/she be awarded compensatory damages and punitive damages for the alleged violation of his/her constitutional rights.
Amendment Forbidding Search And Seizure In Franklin
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The Constitution, through the Fourth Amendment, protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government.
Generally, a person has no reasonable expectation of privacy for property and personal effects they hold open to the public. The Fourth Amendment does not protect things that are visible or in "plain view" for a person of ordinary and unenhanced vision.
Further, warrantless seizure of abandoned property, or of properties on an open field do not violate Fourth Amendment, because it is considered that having expectation of privacy right to an abandoned property or to properties on an open field is not reasonable.
These include: Exigent circumstances. Plain view. Search incident to arrest. Consent. Automobile exceptions. Special needs.
Further, warrantless seizure of abandoned property, or of properties on an open field do not violate Fourth Amendment, because it is considered that having expectation of privacy right to an abandoned property or to properties on an open field is not reasonable.
Both controversies led to the famous notion that a person's home is their castle, not easily invaded by the government. Today the Fourth Amendment is understood as placing restraints on the government any time it detains (seizes) or searches a person or property.
United States, 275 U.S. 192, 194 (1927) ( It has long been settled that the Fifth Amendment protects every person against incrimination by the use of evidence obtained through search or seizure made in violation of his rights under 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, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things ...
The Constitution, through the Fourth Amendment, protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government. The Fourth Amendment, however, is not a guarantee against all searches and seizures, but only those that are deemed unreasonable under the law.
United States, 275 U.S. 192, 194 (1927) ( It has long been settled that the Fifth Amendment protects every person against incrimination by the use of evidence obtained through search or seizure made in violation of his rights under the Fourth Amendment. ).
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"Under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments, an arresting officer may, without a warrant search a person validly arrested. Amendment Four to the Constitution was ratified on December 15, 1791.It protects the American people from unreasonable searches and seizures. The Fourth Amendment, however, is not a guarantee against all searches and seizures, but only those that are deemed unreasonable under the law. Fourth Amendment Explained. The Fourth Amendment guarantees protections against unlawful searches and seizures, yet the nuances of this constitutional right can be complicated. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated. (T)he Fourth Amendment protects people, not places. The Fourth Amendment safeguards citizens from "unreasonable searches and seizures. The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects individuals from unreasonable searches and seizures.