Question: If police search your neighbor’s home without a wa…
Question: If police search your neighbor’s home without a warrant, find bank statements showing large cashdeposits on a regular basis, and discover they are engaged in some other crime in which they were previously unaware (e.g., blackmail, drugs, or prostitution), can they use the bank statements as evidence of criminal activity or prosecute them for the crimes they discovered during the search? Answer: (Fill in the blanks below.) The ______ Amendment protects individuals from _________ searches and seizures, requiring law enforcement to obtain a warrant based on ______ _______ before searching someone’s home. If police conduct a search without a warrant and without any exceptions to the warrant requirement (such as consent, exigent circumstances, or plain view), any evidence obtained during the illegal search would be considered “fruit of the poisonous tree.” This doctrine means that evidence collected through an unconstitutional search or seizure cannot be used in court to prosecute the person. _______ _______ _______ _______