The Road to Hell, indeed
The Fifth Circuit ruled that police officers don’t need warrants to conduct brief searches of homes and businesses. Two dissenting judges called it the road to hell.
What is wrong with these people?
Update: John has more.
March 27th, 2004 at 9:31 am
Yes, and they basically ignored one of those major checks and balances to get this ruling in the first place.
March 27th, 2004 at 10:39 am
I give that ruling 1 month before it gets overturned.
March 27th, 2004 at 10:03 pm
New Orleans Police Department spokesman Capt. Marlon Defillo said the new power will go into effect immediately and won’t be abused.
Hahahah! That Scott Ott is a riot! This is a Scrappleface story, right?
March 29th, 2004 at 2:19 am
This case could mean everything or nothing; it’s just not possible to tell from the news item. Warrantless searches have always been allowed under some circumstances, but the news story doesn’t tell us if the circumstances in this case were comparable.
March 29th, 2004 at 8:29 am
I’ve got a link up to the decision, and some extended excerpts from DeMoss’s dissent, along with my commentary, at my blog.
I think DeMoss nailed it, again.
March 27th, 2004 at 9:59 pm
Weekend Levity
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!…
March 28th, 2004 at 3:05 am
Weekend Levity
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! UP
March 29th, 2004 at 4:15 am
Warrantless Terry Searches of Residential Areas
The 5th Circuit has upheld the warrantless search of a suspect’s home. This has several bloggers up in arms, including Silent Majority