Searches & Seizures – St. Paul, MN – January 2023
Course Description:
This class is multi-media presentation involving the use of real-life case studies, film, and television as examples to aid in the understanding of how to apply the Fourth Amendment to both basic and highly complex fact patterns. Designed to serve as a thorough tutorial for all law enforcement personnel, students will learn the practical considerations and legal standards associated with dozens of forms of searches.
Topics Covered Include:
- Conveyances – Cars, Boats, and Planes
- Searching People
- Homes & Apartments
- Hotel & Motel Rooms
- Exigent Searches – Hot Pursuit, Destruction of Evidence, Evanescent Evidence, Threats to Life
- Knock & Talks
- Consent Searches – Including Third-Party Consent, Implied Consent, Revocation of Consent, and Limitations on Scope of Consent
- Damaging or Destroying Objects in the Course of the Search
- Plain View
- The Open Fields Doctrine
- Inventory vs. Incident to Arrest
- More…