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Searching A Vehicle Without A Warrant (The Carroll Doctrine) (PDF)
Searching A Vehicle Without A Warrant (Search Incident To Arrest) (PDF)
Searching A Vehicle Without A Warrant (Inventory) (PDF)
Searching A Vehicle Without A Warrant (Consent) (PDF)
The Knock And Announce Rule: Knock, Knock, Knocking On The Suspect’s Door (PDF)
A “Murder Scene” Exception To The 4th Amendment Warrant Requirement? (PDF)
Protective Sweeps And Arrest Searches (Buie Protective Sweeps) (PDF)
Protective Sweeps And Arrest Searches (Unlawful Protective Sweep Examples) (PDF)
Protective Sweeps And Arrest Searches (Buie Searches Incident To Arrest) (PDF)
Locked Containers – An Overview (PDF)
The Use Of Thermal Imaging Devices On A Residence (PDF)
Terry Stop Update (PDF)
Terry Frisk Update (PDF)
Frisking The Companion Of An Arrestee: The “Automatic Companion” Rule (PDF)
Warrantless Workplace Searches Of Government Employees (PDF)
Search Of An Electronic Pager Incident To Arrest (PDF)
Arizona v. Gant (PDF)
Consent to Enter or Search by Deception (PDF)
The State of Third Party Consent After Georgia v. Randolph (PDF)
Search of Personal Containers (PDF)
U.S. v. Jones (United States Supreme Court decision regarding GPS tracking) Case Note (PDF)

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