SEARCH WARRANT PREPARATION - GET THE FACTS

• NCJ Number: 29943
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 0 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: California Council on Criminal Justice
• Corporate Author: AIMS
• Sale Source: AIMS; Not Available Through National Institute of Justice/NCJRS Document Loan Program
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: *This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS. 29 MINUTES, 16MM COLOR, 1973

Annotation

BASED ENTIRELY ON THE FOURTH AMENDMENT TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION, THIS FILM SHOWS THE METICULOUS PLANNING OF AN EFFECTIVE SEARCH WARRANT.

Abstract

DRAMATICALLY EXCITING IN A HOLLYWOOD WAY, THE FILM OPENS WITH A MEETING OF DRUG DEALERS AND THE SUBSEQUENT ARREST OF ONE OF THEM THROUGH AN UNDERCOVER POLICEMAN. THE DEALER WANTS TO TALK, AND THE REST OF THE FILM SHOWS THE DETAILS NECESSARY TO OBTAIN A WARRANT TO SEARCH THE DEALER'S PREMISES. THE POLICE WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY, CAREFULLY FULFILLING ALL REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICULARITY, INFORMANT REALIABILITY, AND CORROBORATION. AN ATTORNEY-NARRATOR FREQUENTLY INTERRUPTS THE ACTION TO UNDERLINE THE SPECIFIC FOURTH AMENDMENT REQUIREMENTS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)