warrantless searches
Intrusive searches- Fairfax criminal lawyer says pounce
Intrusive warrantless searches of one's body are ripe for challenges. As a Fairfax drug lawyer, I am delighted that the Virginia Court of Appeals overturned a grossly bodily-invasive streetside search of a suspect, even pulling on his underwear to see his bare skin underneath, followed...
Warrantless searches- Fairfax criminal lawyer challenges them
Warrantless searches (WS's) of people are so commonplace that it is important to underline that probable cause alone does not justify a warrantless search of the person's body and clothing without an accompanying arrest. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I read with satisfaction this week's...
Pounce on warrantless police searches of bags in motel rooms and other residences
Appellate opinions on search and seizure repeatedly uphold warrantless police searches of nearly innumerable varieties. Fortunately, today Virginia's Court of Appeals underlined the continued sanctity of the Fourth Amendment prohibition against unreasonable searches and seizures, by requiring the exclusion of illegal drugs found in Lashant...