Demonstration should include
- key concepts related to search warrants
- probable cause, and how it is established
- an affidavit, and its purpose as related to search warrants, including how to complete it and present it to a magistrate or judge
- inadvertent discovery, and how it is applied
- procedures related to a search warrant
- when a search warrant should be obtained
- the scope of a search warrant
- nighttime vs. daytime search
- who should receive the warrant (e.g., homeowner)
- the conditions under which persons or the premises named on a warrant may be searched
- articles that may be seized as a result of a search with a warrant
- legitimate use of force when carrying out a search warrant
- court requirements for filing the executed warrant
- the implications of conducting a search without a warrant involving persons, premises, and vehicles.
Process/Skill Questions:
- What are the three things that must be named in an affidavit for a search warrant?
- When may a police officer search a person without a valid warrant?
- Who can issue a warrant?