Question: The Fourth Amendment to the US constitution appears below:
Amendment IV: The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
Generally, a warrant is required to conduct a search of a person or their property. However, over the development of US jurisprudence, there are now six recognized exceptions to the warrant requirement:
1. Search Incident to a Lawful Arrest
2. Plainview Exception
3. Consent Exception
4. Stop and Frisk (aka Stop and Pat)
5. Automobile Exception
6. Emergencies / Hot Pursuit (Exigent Circumstances)
For this assignment, pick one of the exceptions above. Write a short reflection (1-1.5 Pages) detailing why or why not you think this exception is justifiable in the US legal system.