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If the police “wanted” to look. But what if they were notified of the material? Then the police should not need a warrant, right?
by nashashmi 2y ago
If the police “wanted” to look. But what if they were notified of the material? Then the police should not need a warrant, right?
- stjohnswarts 2y agothey should as a matter of course. but I guess "papers" you entrust to someone else are a gray area. I personally think that it goes against the separation of police state and democracy, but I'm a nobody, so it doesn't matter I suppose.
- dylan604 2y agoDon't they?. If you tell the cops that your neighbor has drugs of significant quantity in their house, would they not still need a warrant to actually go into your neighbor's house?
- potato3732842 2y agoCorrect. A simple tip does not amount to probable cause by itself.
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- jkhdigital 2y agoThere are a lot of nuances to these situations of third-party involvement and the ruling discusses these at length. If you’re interested in the precise limits of the 4th amendment you should really just read the linked document.