Abstract
Constitutional provisions, statutes and common law rules of criminal procedure, desigmed to protect an individual's privacy and security, require that most searches and seizures in the Anglo-American system of jurisprudence be conducted pursuant to a warrant. The Fourth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States, now applicable to the states, Mapp v. Ohio, ex- plicitly limits searches and seizures and outlaws the broad, general warrants and writs of assistance of the eighteenth century.
Recommended Citation
William H. Ledbetter Jr.,
Consent to a Search and Seizure by a Member of the Suspect's Family: A Survey of the Problems,
2
U. Rich. L. Rev.
234
(1966).
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