Fourth Amendment
Search and Seizure: The fourth amendment protects people against unreasonable searches and seizure by government officials.
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At 6:08, on October 4, 2009, Trish Oliver frantically called 911 from her apartment in Cranston, Rhode Island when her six year old son, Marco Nieves, stopped breathing. The fire department took Marco to the Hasbro Children hospital, where he was found to be in full cardiac arrest. He died 11 hours later.
Michael Kite of the Cranston police department arrived at the apartment to search. Kite observed the rooms, the beds, floors, a trash can with inside of it, dark brown vomit in a toilet, and crucially a cell phone on the kitchen counter, and the police officer picked up the cell phone this is when Rhode island state court stated that police officer proceeded to mangle a murder case, and violate Patino’s, the father of Marco fourth amendment rights by viewing text messages without a warrant.
This police officer viewed a text massage on the phone, this ties in with the 4th amendment simply because the police officer, Michael Kite, did not have permission, or a search warrant to go through the phone.
Michael Kite of the Cranston police department arrived at the apartment to search. Kite observed the rooms, the beds, floors, a trash can with inside of it, dark brown vomit in a toilet, and crucially a cell phone on the kitchen counter, and the police officer picked up the cell phone this is when Rhode island state court stated that police officer proceeded to mangle a murder case, and violate Patino’s, the father of Marco fourth amendment rights by viewing text messages without a warrant.
This police officer viewed a text massage on the phone, this ties in with the 4th amendment simply because the police officer, Michael Kite, did not have permission, or a search warrant to go through the phone.
Citations:
Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times. Web. 18 Mar. 2015.
"Fourth Amendment." Articles about. Web. 18 Mar. 2015.
Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times. Web. 18 Mar. 2015.
"Fourth Amendment." Articles about. Web. 18 Mar. 2015.