Tuesday, 9 December 2014

Does the Police have to have probable cause to search someone? The person wasnt doing anything wrong.

Question

Does the Police have to have probable cause to search someone? The person wasn;t doing anything wrong.



Answer

Search and seizure law is an entire semester of law school. You're going to have to provide more information if you want a detailed answer.



Answer

A search must be done with a warrant, consent, probable cause or a recognized exception to it. Can the police just search random people? Absolutely not.



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